벅차
buhg-chah
beokcha
descriptive
벅차다
To say to overflow, to be too much politely in the present tense, use 벅차요 (buhg-chah-yoh) · beokchayo. Below is the full conjugation of 벅차다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 벅차요 buhg-chah-yoh beokchayo | 벅찹니다 buhg-chahm-nee-dah beokchamnida | |
| Past | 벅찼어 buhg-chah-ssuh beokchasseo | 벅찼어요 buhg-chah-ssuh-yoh beokchasseoyo | 벅찼습니다 buhg-chah-sseum-nee-dah beokchasseumnida |
| Future | 벅찰 거야 buhg-chahl guh-yah beokchal geoya | 벅찰 거예요 buhg-chahl guh-yae-yoh beokchal geoyeyo | 벅찰 겁니다 buhg-chahl guhm-nee-dah beokchal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
벅차세요
buhg-chah-sae-yoh
beokchaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
벅차요
buhg-chah-yoh
beokchayo
Question Polite (요)
벅차요?
buhg-chah-yoh-?
beokchayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
벅차고
buhg-chah-goh
beokchago
Conditional "if" — (면)
벅차면
buhg-chah-myuhn
beokchamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
벅차고 있어요
buhg-chah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
beokchago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
벅차고 싶어요
buhg-chah-goh shee-puh-yoh
beokchago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
벅찰 수 있어요
buhg-chahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
beokchal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
벅차서
buhg-chah-suh
beokchaseo
Noun form — (기)
벅차기
buhg-chah-gee
beokchagi
Noun form — (음)
벅참
buhg-chahm
beokcham