비춰
bee-chwuh
bichwo
regular
비추다
To say to shine, to light up politely in the present tense, use 비춰요 (bee-chwuh-yoh) · bichwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 비추다 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 | 비춰요 bee-chwuh-yoh bichwoyo | 비춥니다 bee-choom-nee-dah bichumnida | |
| Past | 비췄어 bee-chwuh-ssuh bichwosseo | 비췄어요 bee-chwuh-ssuh-yoh bichwosseoyo | 비췄습니다 bee-chwuh-sseum-nee-dah bichwosseumnida |
| Future | 비출 거야 bee-chool guh-yah bichul geoya | 비출 거예요 bee-chool guh-yae-yoh bichul geoyeyo | 비출 겁니다 bee-chool guhm-nee-dah bichul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
비추세요
bee-choo-sae-yoh
bichuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
비춰요
bee-chwuh-yoh
bichwoyo
Question Polite (요)
비춰요?
bee-chwuh-yoh-?
bichwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
비추고
bee-choo-goh
bichugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
비추면
bee-choo-myuhn
bichumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
비추고 있어요
bee-choo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bichugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
비추고 싶어요
bee-choo-goh shee-puh-yoh
bichugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
비출 수 있어요
bee-chool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bichul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
비춰서
bee-chwuh-suh
bichwoseo
Noun form — (기)
비추기
bee-choo-gee
bichugi
Noun form — (음)
비춤
bee-choom
bichum