북돋워
boog-doh-dwuh
bukdodwo
regular
북돋우다
To say to earth up (plant) politely in the present tense, use 북돋워요 (boog-doh-dwuh-yoh) · bukdodwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 북돋우다 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 | 북돋워요 boog-doh-dwuh-yoh bukdodwoyo | 북돋웁니다 boog-doh-doom-nee-dah bukdodumnida | |
| Past | 북돋웠어 boog-doh-dwuh-ssuh bukdodwosseo | 북돋웠어요 boog-doh-dwuh-ssuh-yoh bukdodwosseoyo | 북돋웠습니다 boog-doh-dwuh-sseum-nee-dah bukdodwosseumnida |
| Future | 북돋울 거야 boog-doh-dool guh-yah bukdodul geoya | 북돋울 거예요 boog-doh-dool guh-yae-yoh bukdodul geoyeyo | 북돋울 겁니다 boog-doh-dool guhm-nee-dah bukdodul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
북돋우세요
boog-doh-doo-sae-yoh
bukdoduseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
북돋워요
boog-doh-dwuh-yoh
bukdodwoyo
Question Polite (요)
북돋워요?
boog-doh-dwuh-yoh-?
bukdodwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
북돋우고
boog-doh-doo-goh
bukdodugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
북돋우면
boog-doh-doo-myuhn
bukdodumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
북돋우고 있어요
boog-doh-doo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bukdodugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
북돋우고 싶어요
boog-doh-doo-goh shee-puh-yoh
bukdodugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
북돋울 수 있어요
boog-doh-dool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bukdodul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
북돋워서
boog-doh-dwuh-suh
bukdodwoseo
Noun form — (기)
북돋우기
boog-doh-doo-gee
bukdodugi
Noun form — (음)
북돋움
boog-doh-doom
bukdodum