받들어
bah-tteu-ruh
batteureo
받들다
To say to respect, serve, honor politely in the present tense, use 받들어요 (bah-tteu-ruh-yoh) · batteureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 받들다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem): ㄹ-stem verbs end in ㄹ as the final consonant. They are conjugated regularly with vowel suffixes (살다 → 살아요), but the ㄹ drops before certain consonant suffixes — specifically before ㄴ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and before the formal ending 습니다: 살다 → 사는, 삽니다, 살지 (ㄹ kept before ㅈ). This is sometimes called a "ㄹ drop" or "ㄹ irregular." See all ㄹ-stem verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 받들어요 bah-tteu-ruh-yoh batteureoyo | 받듭니다 bah-tteum-nee-dah batteumnida | |
| Past | 받들었어 bah-tteu-ruh-ssuh batteureosseo | 받들었어요 bah-tteu-ruh-ssuh-yoh batteureosseoyo | 받들었습니다 bah-tteu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah batteureosseumnida |
| Future | 받들 거야 bah-tteul guh-yah batteul geoya | 받들 거예요 bah-tteul guh-yae-yoh batteul geoyeyo | 받들 겁니다 bah-tteul guhm-nee-dah batteul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
받드세요
bah-tteu-sae-yoh
batteuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
받들어요
bah-tteu-ruh-yoh
batteureoyo
Question Polite (요)
받들어요?
bah-tteu-ruh-yoh-?
batteureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
받들고
bah-tteul-goh
batteulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
받들면
bah-tteul-myuhn
batteulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
받들고 있어요
bah-tteul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
batteulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
받들고 싶어요
bah-tteul-goh shee-puh-yoh
batteulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
받들 수 있어요
bah-tteul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
batteul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
받들어서
bah-tteu-ruh-suh
batteureoseo
Noun form — (기)
받들기
bah-tteul-gee
batteulgi
Noun form — (음)
받듦
bah-tteum
batteum