불복해
bool-boh-kae
bulbokae
불복하다
To say to disobey politely in the present tense, use 불복해요 (bool-boh-kae-yoh) · bulbokaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 불복하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb): 하다 verbs are formed with a Sino-Korean noun + 하다 (e.g. 공부하다 = study + do). 하다 conjugates irregularly: the ㅏ in 하 contracts with the -아/-어 suffix to give 해 (not *하어). Present polite: 해요; past polite: 했어요. The formal ending is 합니다 (not *하습니다). Most noun+하다 compounds follow this pattern uniformly. See all 하다 verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 불복해요 bool-boh-kae-yoh bulbokaeyo | 불복합니다 bool-boh-kahm-nee-dah bulbokamnida | |
| Past | 불복했어 bool-boh-kae-ssuh bulbokaesseo | 불복했어요 bool-boh-kae-ssuh-yoh bulbokaesseoyo | 불복했습니다 bool-boh-kae-sseum-nee-dah bulbokaesseumnida |
| Future | 불복할 거야 bool-boh-kahl guh-yah bulbokal geoya | 불복할 거예요 bool-boh-kahl guh-yae-yoh bulbokal geoyeyo | 불복할 겁니다 bool-boh-kahl guhm-nee-dah bulbokal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
불복하세요
bool-boh-kah-sae-yoh
bulbokaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
불복해요
bool-boh-kae-yoh
bulbokaeyo
Question Polite (요)
불복해요?
bool-boh-kae-yoh-?
bulbokaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
불복하고
bool-boh-kah-goh
bulbokago
Conditional "if" — (면)
불복하면
bool-boh-kah-myuhn
bulbokamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
불복하고 있어요
bool-boh-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bulbokago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
불복하고 싶어요
bool-boh-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
bulbokago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
불복할 수 있어요
bool-boh-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bulbokal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
불복해서
bool-boh-kae-suh
bulbokaeseo
Noun form — (기)
불복하기
bool-boh-kah-gee
bulbokagi
Noun form — (음)
불복함
bool-boh-kahm
bulbokam