베
bae
be
regular
베다
To say to cut, to chop politely in the present tense, use 베요 (bae-yoh) · beyo. Below is the full conjugation of 베다 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 | 베요 bae-yoh beyo | 벱니다 baem-nee-dah bemnida | |
| Past | 벴어 bae-ssuh besseo | 벴어요 bae-ssuh-yoh besseoyo | 벴습니다 bae-sseum-nee-dah besseumnida |
| Future | 벨 거야 bael guh-yah bel geoya | 벨 거예요 bael guh-yae-yoh bel geoyeyo | 벨 겁니다 bael guhm-nee-dah bel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
베세요
bae-sae-yoh
beseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
베요
bae-yoh
beyo
Question Polite (요)
베요?
bae-yoh-?
beyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
베고
bae-goh
bego
Conditional "if" — (면)
베면
bae-myuhn
bemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
베고 있어요
bae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
베고 싶어요
bae-goh shee-puh-yoh
bego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
벨 수 있어요
bael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
베서
bae-suh
beseo
Noun form — (기)
베기
bae-gee
begi
Noun form — (음)
벰
baem
bem