부풀어
boo-poo-ruh
bupureo
부풀다
To say to inflate, (of bread) to rise politely in the present tense, use 부풀어요 (boo-poo-ruh-yoh) · bupureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 부풀다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem): ㄹ-stem verbs end in ㄹ as the final consonant. They are conjugated regularly with vowel suffixes (살다 → 살아요), but the ㄹ drops before certain consonant suffixes — specifically before ㄴ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and before the formal ending 습니다: 살다 → 사는, 삽니다, 살지 (ㄹ kept before ㅈ). This is sometimes called a "ㄹ drop" or "ㄹ irregular." See all ㄹ-stem verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 부풀어요 boo-poo-ruh-yoh bupureoyo | 부풉니다 boo-poom-nee-dah bupumnida | |
| Past | 부풀었어 boo-poo-ruh-ssuh bupureosseo | 부풀었어요 boo-poo-ruh-ssuh-yoh bupureosseoyo | 부풀었습니다 boo-poo-ruh-sseum-nee-dah bupureosseumnida |
| Future | 부풀 거야 boo-pool guh-yah bupul geoya | 부풀 거예요 boo-pool guh-yae-yoh bupul geoyeyo | 부풀 겁니다 boo-pool guhm-nee-dah bupul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
부푸세요
boo-poo-sae-yoh
bupuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
부풀어요
boo-poo-ruh-yoh
bupureoyo
Question Polite (요)
부풀어요?
boo-poo-ruh-yoh-?
bupureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
부풀고
boo-pool-goh
bupulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
부풀면
boo-pool-myuhn
bupulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
부풀고 있어요
boo-pool-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bupulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
부풀고 싶어요
boo-pool-goh shee-puh-yoh
bupulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
부풀 수 있어요
boo-pool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bupul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
부풀어서
boo-poo-ruh-suh
bupureoseo
Noun form — (기)
부풀기
boo-pool-gee
bupulgi
Noun form — (음)
부풂
boo-poom
bupum