보여
boh-yuh
boyeo
regular
보이다
To say to be seen politely in the present tense, use 보여요 (boh-yuh-yoh) · boyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 보이다 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 | 보여요 boh-yuh-yoh boyeoyo | 보입니다 boh-eem-nee-dah boimnida | |
| Past | 보였어 boh-yuh-ssuh boyeosseo | 보였어요 boh-yuh-ssuh-yoh boyeosseoyo | 보였습니다 boh-yuh-sseum-nee-dah boyeosseumnida |
| Future | 보일 거야 boh-eel guh-yah boil geoya | 보일 거예요 boh-eel guh-yae-yoh boil geoyeyo | 보일 겁니다 boh-eel guhm-nee-dah boil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
보이세요
boh-ee-sae-yoh
boiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
보여요
boh-yuh-yoh
boyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
보여요?
boh-yuh-yoh-?
boyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
보이고
boh-ee-goh
boigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
보이면
boh-ee-myuhn
boimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
보이고 있어요
boh-ee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
boigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
보이고 싶어요
boh-ee-goh shee-puh-yoh
boigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
보일 수 있어요
boh-eel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
boil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
보여서
boh-yuh-suh
boyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
보이기
boh-ee-gee
boigi
Noun form — (음)
보임
boh-eem
boim