받아
bah-dah
bada
regular
받다
To say to receive politely in the present tense, use 받아요 (bah-dah-yoh) · badayo. Below is the full conjugation of 받다 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 | 받아요 bah-dah-yoh badayo | 받습니다 baht-seum-nee-dah batseumnida | |
| Past | 받았어 bah-dah-ssuh badasseo | 받았어요 bah-dah-ssuh-yoh badasseoyo | 받았습니다 bah-dah-sseum-nee-dah badasseumnida |
| Future | 받을 거야 bah-deul guh-yah badeul geoya | 받을 거예요 bah-deul guh-yae-yoh badeul geoyeyo | 받을 겁니다 bah-deul guhm-nee-dah badeul geomnida |
Example sentences
- casual present전화 좀 받아.Answer the phone.
- polite present저는 매달 25일에 월급을 받아요.I get paid on the 25th of every month.
- formal present이 식당은 현금만 받습니다.This restaurant only takes cash.
- casual past내 메시지 받았어?Did you get my message?
- polite past생일에 꽃을 받았어요.I got flowers for my birthday.
- formal past메일 잘 받았습니다.I received your email, thank you.
- casual future이번 달 말에 보너스 받을 거야.I’m getting a bonus at the end of this month.
- polite future다음 주에 건강 검진을 받을 거예요.I’m getting a health checkup next week.
- formal future내일부터 신청서를 받을 겁니다.We will accept applications starting tomorrow.
- honorific -(으)세요이거 받으세요. 작은 선물이에요.Please take this. It’s a small gift.
How it’s used
받다 means to receive, get or accept, and it covers more than gifts: 전화를 받다 (to answer the phone), 카드를 받다 (to accept cards). It is also used for services and treatment, as in 검사를 받다 (to get a test) and 수술을 받다 (to have surgery). With some nouns it works like an English passive: 칭찬을 받다 (to be praised), 사랑을 받다 (to be loved).
Common mistake
Treating 받다 as a ㄷ-irregular verb: ✗ 발아요 → ✓ 받아요. Only some ㄷ-final verbs, like 듣다 and 걷다, change ㄷ to ㄹ; 받다, 닫다 and 믿다 keep their ㄷ.
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
받으세요
bah-deu-sae-yoh
badeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
받아요
bah-dah-yoh
badayo
Question Polite (요)
받아요?
bah-dah-yoh-?
badayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
받고
baht-goh
batgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
받으면
bah-deu-myuhn
badeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
받고 있어요
baht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
batgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
받고 싶어요
baht-goh shee-puh-yoh
batgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
받을 수 있어요
bah-deul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
badeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
받아서
bah-dah-suh
badaseo
Noun form — (기)
받기
baht-gee
batgi
Noun form — (음)
받음
bah-deum
badeum