바라
bah-rah
bara
regular
바라다
To say to wish, to want, to desire, to hope for, to long for politely in the present tense, use 바라요 (bah-rah-yoh) · barayo. Below is the full conjugation of 바라다 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 | 바라요 bah-rah-yoh barayo | 바랍니다 bah-rahm-nee-dah baramnida | |
| Past | 바랐어 bah-rah-ssuh barasseo | 바랐어요 bah-rah-ssuh-yoh barasseoyo | 바랐습니다 bah-rah-sseum-nee-dah barasseumnida |
| Future | 바랄 거야 bah-rahl guh-yah baral geoya | 바랄 거예요 bah-rahl guh-yae-yoh baral geoyeyo | 바랄 겁니다 bah-rahl guhm-nee-dah baral geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
바라세요
bah-rah-sae-yoh
baraseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
바라요
bah-rah-yoh
barayo
Question Polite (요)
바라요?
bah-rah-yoh-?
barayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
바라고
bah-rah-goh
barago
Conditional "if" — (면)
바라면
bah-rah-myuhn
baramyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
바라고 있어요
bah-rah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
barago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
바라고 싶어요
bah-rah-goh shee-puh-yoh
barago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
바랄 수 있어요
bah-rahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
baral su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
바라서
bah-rah-suh
baraseo
Noun form — (기)
바라기
bah-rah-gee
baragi
Noun form — (음)
바람
bah-rahm
baram