밟아
bahl-ah
baa
regular
밟다
To say to step (on), to tread, to trample politely in the present tense, use 밟아요 (bahl-ah-yoh) · baayo. Below is the full conjugation of 밟다 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 | 밟아요 bahl-ah-yoh baayo | 밟습니다 bahl-seum-nee-dah baseumnida | |
| Past | 밟았어 bahl-ah-ssuh baasseo | 밟았어요 bahl-ah-ssuh-yoh baasseoyo | 밟았습니다 bahl-ah-sseum-nee-dah baasseumnida |
| Future | 밟을 거야 bahl-eul guh-yah baeul geoya | 밟을 거예요 bahl-eul guh-yae-yoh baeul geoyeyo | 밟을 겁니다 bahl-eul guhm-nee-dah baeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
밟으세요
bahl-eu-sae-yoh
baeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
밟아요
bahl-ah-yoh
baayo
Question Polite (요)
밟아요?
bahl-ah-yoh-?
baayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
밟고
bahl-goh
bago
Conditional "if" — (면)
밟으면
bahl-eu-myuhn
baeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
밟고 있어요
bahl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
밟고 싶어요
bahl-goh shee-puh-yoh
bago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
밟을 수 있어요
bahl-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
baeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
밟아서
bahl-ah-suh
baaseo
Noun form — (기)
밟기
bahl-gee
bagi
Noun form — (음)
밟음
bahl-eum
baeum