벌어
buh-ruh
beoreo
벌다
To say to earn (money) politely in the present tense, use 벌어요 (buh-ruh-yoh) · beoreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 벌다 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 | 벌어요 buh-ruh-yoh beoreoyo | 법니다 buhm-nee-dah beomnida | |
| Past | 벌었어 buh-ruh-ssuh beoreosseo | 벌었어요 buh-ruh-ssuh-yoh beoreosseoyo | 벌었습니다 buh-ruh-sseum-nee-dah beoreosseumnida |
| Future | 벌 거야 buhl guh-yah beol geoya | 벌 거예요 buhl guh-yae-yoh beol geoyeyo | 벌 겁니다 buhl guhm-nee-dah beol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
버세요
buh-sae-yoh
beoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
벌어요
buh-ruh-yoh
beoreoyo
Question Polite (요)
벌어요?
buh-ruh-yoh-?
beoreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
벌고
buhl-goh
beolgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
벌면
buhl-myuhn
beolmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
벌고 있어요
buhl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
beolgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
벌고 싶어요
buhl-goh shee-puh-yoh
beolgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
벌 수 있어요
buhl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
beol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
벌어서
buh-ruh-suh
beoreoseo
Noun form — (기)
벌기
buhl-gee
beolgi
Noun form — (음)
벎
buhm
beom