버텨
buh-tyuh
beotyeo
regular
버티다
To say to endure, to withstand politely in the present tense, use 버텨요 (buh-tyuh-yoh) · beotyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 버티다 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 | 버텨요 buh-tyuh-yoh beotyeoyo | 버팁니다 buh-teem-nee-dah beotimnida | |
| Past | 버텼어 buh-tyuh-ssuh beotyeosseo | 버텼어요 buh-tyuh-ssuh-yoh beotyeosseoyo | 버텼습니다 buh-tyuh-sseum-nee-dah beotyeosseumnida |
| Future | 버틸 거야 buh-teel guh-yah beotil geoya | 버틸 거예요 buh-teel guh-yae-yoh beotil geoyeyo | 버틸 겁니다 buh-teel guhm-nee-dah beotil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
버티세요
buh-tee-sae-yoh
beotiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
버텨요
buh-tyuh-yoh
beotyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
버텨요?
buh-tyuh-yoh-?
beotyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
버티고
buh-tee-goh
beotigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
버티면
buh-tee-myuhn
beotimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
버티고 있어요
buh-tee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
beotigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
버티고 싶어요
buh-tee-goh shee-puh-yoh
beotigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
버틸 수 있어요
buh-teel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
beotil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
버텨서
buh-tyuh-suh
beotyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
버티기
buh-tee-gee
beotigi
Noun form — (음)
버팀
buh-teem
beotim