밝혀
bahl-hyuh
bahyeo
regular
밝히다
To say to make bright, light up, brighten, illuminate politely in the present tense, use 밝혀요 (bahl-hyuh-yoh) · bahyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 밝히다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 밝혀요 bahl-hyuh-yoh bahyeoyo | 밝힙니다 bahl-heem-nee-dah bahimnida | |
| Past | 밝혔어 bahl-hyuh-ssuh bahyeosseo | 밝혔어요 bahl-hyuh-ssuh-yoh bahyeosseoyo | 밝혔습니다 bahl-hyuh-sseum-nee-dah bahyeosseumnida |
| Future | 밝힐 거야 bahl-heel guh-yah bahil geoya | 밝힐 거예요 bahl-heel guh-yae-yoh bahil geoyeyo | 밝힐 겁니다 bahl-heel guhm-nee-dah bahil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
밝히세요
bahl-hee-sae-yoh
bahiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
밝혀요
bahl-hyuh-yoh
bahyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
밝혀요?
bahl-hyuh-yoh-?
bahyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
밝히고
bahl-hee-goh
bahigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
밝히면
bahl-hee-myuhn
bahimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
밝히고 있어요
bahl-hee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bahigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
밝히고 싶어요
bahl-hee-goh shee-puh-yoh
bahigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
밝힐 수 있어요
bahl-heel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bahil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
밝혀서
bahl-hyuh-suh
bahyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
밝히기
bahl-hee-gee
bahigi
Noun form — (음)
밝힘
bahl-heem
bahim