불타
bool-tah
bulta
regular
불타다
To say to burn politely in the present tense, use 불타요 (bool-tah-yoh) · bultayo. Below is the full conjugation of 불타다 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 | 불타요 bool-tah-yoh bultayo | 불탑니다 bool-tahm-nee-dah bultamnida | |
| Past | 불탔어 bool-tah-ssuh bultasseo | 불탔어요 bool-tah-ssuh-yoh bultasseoyo | 불탔습니다 bool-tah-sseum-nee-dah bultasseumnida |
| Future | 불탈 거야 bool-tahl guh-yah bultal geoya | 불탈 거예요 bool-tahl guh-yae-yoh bultal geoyeyo | 불탈 겁니다 bool-tahl guhm-nee-dah bultal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
불타세요
bool-tah-sae-yoh
bultaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
불타요
bool-tah-yoh
bultayo
Question Polite (요)
불타요?
bool-tah-yoh-?
bultayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
불타고
bool-tah-goh
bultago
Conditional "if" — (면)
불타면
bool-tah-myuhn
bultamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
불타고 있어요
bool-tah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bultago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
불타고 싶어요
bool-tah-goh shee-puh-yoh
bultago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
불탈 수 있어요
bool-tahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bultal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
불타서
bool-tah-suh
bultaseo
Noun form — (기)
불타기
bool-tah-gee
bultagi
Noun form — (음)
불탐
bool-tahm
bultam