반겨
bahn-gyuh
bangyeo
regular
반기다
To say to greet, welcome politely in the present tense, use 반겨요 (bahn-gyuh-yoh) · bangyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 반기다 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 | 반겨요 bahn-gyuh-yoh bangyeoyo | 반깁니다 bahn-geem-nee-dah bangimnida | |
| Past | 반겼어 bahn-gyuh-ssuh bangyeosseo | 반겼어요 bahn-gyuh-ssuh-yoh bangyeosseoyo | 반겼습니다 bahn-gyuh-sseum-nee-dah bangyeosseumnida |
| Future | 반길 거야 bahn-geel guh-yah bangil geoya | 반길 거예요 bahn-geel guh-yae-yoh bangil geoyeyo | 반길 겁니다 bahn-geel guhm-nee-dah bangil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
반기세요
bahn-gee-sae-yoh
bangiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
반겨요
bahn-gyuh-yoh
bangyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
반겨요?
bahn-gyuh-yoh-?
bangyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
반기고
bahn-gee-goh
bangigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
반기면
bahn-gee-myuhn
bangimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
반기고 있어요
bahn-gee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bangigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
반기고 싶어요
bahn-gee-goh shee-puh-yoh
bangigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
반길 수 있어요
bahn-geel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bangil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
반겨서
bahn-gyuh-suh
bangyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
반기기
bahn-gee-gee
bangigi
Noun form — (음)
반김
bahn-geem
bangim