베풀어
bae-poo-ruh
bepureo
베풀다
To say to show (charity, kindness, etc.) politely in the present tense, use 베풀어요 (bae-poo-ruh-yoh) · bepureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 베풀다 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 | 베풀어요 bae-poo-ruh-yoh bepureoyo | 베풉니다 bae-poom-nee-dah bepumnida | |
| Past | 베풀었어 bae-poo-ruh-ssuh bepureosseo | 베풀었어요 bae-poo-ruh-ssuh-yoh bepureosseoyo | 베풀었습니다 bae-poo-ruh-sseum-nee-dah bepureosseumnida |
| Future | 베풀 거야 bae-pool guh-yah bepul geoya | 베풀 거예요 bae-pool guh-yae-yoh bepul geoyeyo | 베풀 겁니다 bae-pool guhm-nee-dah bepul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
베푸세요
bae-poo-sae-yoh
bepuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
베풀어요
bae-poo-ruh-yoh
bepureoyo
Question Polite (요)
베풀어요?
bae-poo-ruh-yoh-?
bepureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
베풀고
bae-pool-goh
bepulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
베풀면
bae-pool-myuhn
bepulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
베풀고 있어요
bae-pool-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bepulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
베풀고 싶어요
bae-pool-goh shee-puh-yoh
bepulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
베풀 수 있어요
bae-pool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bepul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
베풀어서
bae-poo-ruh-suh
bepureoseo
Noun form — (기)
베풀기
bae-pool-gee
bepulgi
Noun form — (음)
베풂
bae-poom
bepum