벌어
buh-ruh
ㄹ stem
To say to earn (money) politely in the present tense, use 벌어요 (buh-ruh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 벌다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 벌어요 buh-ruh-yoh | 법니다 buhm-nee-dah | |
| Past | 벌었어 buh-ruh-ssuh | 벌었어요 buh-ruh-ssuh-yoh | 벌었습니다 buh-ruh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 벌 거야 buhl- -guh-yah | 벌 거예요 buhl- -guh-yae-yoh | 벌 겁니다 buhl- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
버세요
buh-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
벌어요
buh-ruh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
벌어요?
buh-ruh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
벌고
buhl-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
벌면
buhl-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
벎
buhm