벌어져
buh-ruh-chyuh
beoreojyeo
regular
벌어지다
To say to happen, to take place politely in the present tense, use 벌어져요 (buh-ruh-chyuh-yoh) · beoreojyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 벌어지다 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 | 벌어져요 buh-ruh-chyuh-yoh beoreojyeoyo | 벌어집니다 buh-ruh-cheem-nee-dah beoreojimnida | |
| Past | 벌어졌어 buh-ruh-chyuh-ssuh beoreojyeosseo | 벌어졌어요 buh-ruh-chyuh-ssuh-yoh beoreojyeosseoyo | 벌어졌습니다 buh-ruh-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah beoreojyeosseumnida |
| Future | 벌어질 거야 buh-ruh-cheel guh-yah beoreojil geoya | 벌어질 거예요 buh-ruh-cheel guh-yae-yoh beoreojil geoyeyo | 벌어질 겁니다 buh-ruh-cheel guhm-nee-dah beoreojil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
벌어지세요
buh-ruh-chee-sae-yoh
beoreojiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
벌어져요
buh-ruh-chyuh-yoh
beoreojyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
벌어져요?
buh-ruh-chyuh-yoh-?
beoreojyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
벌어지고
buh-ruh-chee-goh
beoreojigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
벌어지면
buh-ruh-chee-myuhn
beoreojimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
벌어지고 있어요
buh-ruh-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
beoreojigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
벌어지고 싶어요
buh-ruh-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
beoreojigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
벌어질 수 있어요
buh-ruh-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
beoreojil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
벌어져서
buh-ruh-chyuh-suh
beoreojyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
벌어지기
buh-ruh-chee-gee
beoreojigi
Noun form — (음)
벌어짐
buh-ruh-cheem
beoreojim