북돋아
boog-doh-dah
bukdoda
regular
북돋다
To say Short for 북돋우다 (bukdoduda) politely in the present tense, use 북돋아요 (boog-doh-dah-yoh) · bukdodayo. Below is the full conjugation of 북돋다 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 | 북돋아요 boog-doh-dah-yoh bukdodayo | 북돋습니다 boog-doht-seum-nee-dah bukdotseumnida | |
| Past | 북돋았어 boog-doh-dah-ssuh bukdodasseo | 북돋았어요 boog-doh-dah-ssuh-yoh bukdodasseoyo | 북돋았습니다 boog-doh-dah-sseum-nee-dah bukdodasseumnida |
| Future | 북돋을 거야 boog-doh-deul guh-yah bukdodeul geoya | 북돋을 거예요 boog-doh-deul guh-yae-yoh bukdodeul geoyeyo | 북돋을 겁니다 boog-doh-deul guhm-nee-dah bukdodeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
북돋으세요
boog-doh-deu-sae-yoh
bukdodeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
북돋아요
boog-doh-dah-yoh
bukdodayo
Question Polite (요)
북돋아요?
boog-doh-dah-yoh-?
bukdodayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
북돋고
boog-doht-goh
bukdotgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
북돋으면
boog-doh-deu-myuhn
bukdodeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
북돋고 있어요
boog-doht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bukdotgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
북돋고 싶어요
boog-doht-goh shee-puh-yoh
bukdotgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
북돋을 수 있어요
boog-doh-deul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bukdodeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
북돋아서
boog-doh-dah-suh
bukdodaseo
Noun form — (기)
북돋기
boog-doht-gee
bukdotgi
Noun form — (음)
북돋음
boog-doh-deum
bukdodeum