바꿔
bah-ggwuh
bakkwo
regular
바꾸다
To say to change [something] politely in the present tense, use 바꿔요 (bah-ggwuh-yoh) · bakkwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 바꾸다 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 | 바꿔요 bah-ggwuh-yoh bakkwoyo | 바꿉니다 bah-ggoom-nee-dah bakkumnida | |
| Past | 바꿨어 bah-ggwuh-ssuh bakkwosseo | 바꿨어요 bah-ggwuh-ssuh-yoh bakkwosseoyo | 바꿨습니다 bah-ggwuh-sseum-nee-dah bakkwosseumnida |
| Future | 바꿀 거야 bah-ggool guh-yah bakkul geoya | 바꿀 거예요 bah-ggool guh-yae-yoh bakkul geoyeyo | 바꿀 겁니다 bah-ggool guhm-nee-dah bakkul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
바꾸세요
bah-ggoo-sae-yoh
bakkuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
바꿔요
bah-ggwuh-yoh
bakkwoyo
Question Polite (요)
바꿔요?
bah-ggwuh-yoh-?
bakkwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
바꾸고
bah-ggoo-goh
bakkugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
바꾸면
bah-ggoo-myuhn
bakkumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
바꾸고 있어요
bah-ggoo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bakkugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
바꾸고 싶어요
bah-ggoo-goh shee-puh-yoh
bakkugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
바꿀 수 있어요
bah-ggool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bakkul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
바꿔서
bah-ggwuh-suh
bakkwoseo
Noun form — (기)
바꾸기
bah-ggoo-gee
bakkugi
Noun form — (음)
바꿈
bah-ggoom
bakkum