본받아
bohn-bah-dah
bonbada
regular
본받다
To say to imitate, follow, emulate politely in the present tense, use 본받아요 (bohn-bah-dah-yoh) · bonbadayo. Below is the full conjugation of 본받다 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 | 본받아요 bohn-bah-dah-yoh bonbadayo | 본받습니다 bohn-baht-seum-nee-dah bonbatseumnida | |
| Past | 본받았어 bohn-bah-dah-ssuh bonbadasseo | 본받았어요 bohn-bah-dah-ssuh-yoh bonbadasseoyo | 본받았습니다 bohn-bah-dah-sseum-nee-dah bonbadasseumnida |
| Future | 본받을 거야 bohn-bah-deul guh-yah bonbadeul geoya | 본받을 거예요 bohn-bah-deul guh-yae-yoh bonbadeul geoyeyo | 본받을 겁니다 bohn-bah-deul guhm-nee-dah bonbadeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
본받으세요
bohn-bah-deu-sae-yoh
bonbadeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
본받아요
bohn-bah-dah-yoh
bonbadayo
Question Polite (요)
본받아요?
bohn-bah-dah-yoh-?
bonbadayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
본받고
bohn-baht-goh
bonbatgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
본받으면
bohn-bah-deu-myuhn
bonbadeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
본받고 있어요
bohn-baht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bonbatgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
본받고 싶어요
bohn-baht-goh shee-puh-yoh
bonbatgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
본받을 수 있어요
bohn-bah-deul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bonbadeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
본받아서
bohn-bah-dah-suh
bonbadaseo
Noun form — (기)
본받기
bohn-baht-gee
bonbatgi
Noun form — (음)
본받음
bohn-bah-deum
bonbadeum