번갈아
buhn-gah-rah
beongara
번갈다
To say to take turns politely in the present tense, use 번갈아요 (buhn-gah-rah-yoh) · beongarayo. Below is the full conjugation of 번갈다 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 | 번갈아요 buhn-gah-rah-yoh beongarayo | 번갑니다 buhn-gahm-nee-dah beongamnida | |
| Past | 번갈았어 buhn-gah-rah-ssuh beongarasseo | 번갈았어요 buhn-gah-rah-ssuh-yoh beongarasseoyo | 번갈았습니다 buhn-gah-rah-sseum-nee-dah beongarasseumnida |
| Future | 번갈 거야 buhn-gahl guh-yah beongal geoya | 번갈 거예요 buhn-gahl guh-yae-yoh beongal geoyeyo | 번갈 겁니다 buhn-gahl guhm-nee-dah beongal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
번가세요
buhn-gah-sae-yoh
beongaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
번갈아요
buhn-gah-rah-yoh
beongarayo
Question Polite (요)
번갈아요?
buhn-gah-rah-yoh-?
beongarayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
번갈고
buhn-gahl-goh
beongalgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
번갈면
buhn-gahl-myuhn
beongalmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
번갈고 있어요
buhn-gahl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
beongalgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
번갈고 싶어요
buhn-gahl-goh shee-puh-yoh
beongalgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
번갈 수 있어요
buhn-gahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
beongal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
번갈아서
buhn-gah-rah-suh
beongaraseo
Noun form — (기)
번갈기
buhn-gahl-gee
beongalgi
Noun form — (음)
번갊
buhn-gahm
beongam