붙잡혀
boot-chah-pyuh
butjapyeo
regular
붙잡히다
To say to be taken hold of, to be caught politely in the present tense, use 붙잡혀요 (boot-chah-pyuh-yoh) · butjapyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 붙잡히다 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 | 붙잡혀요 boot-chah-pyuh-yoh butjapyeoyo | 붙잡힙니다 boot-chah-peem-nee-dah butjapimnida | |
| Past | 붙잡혔어 boot-chah-pyuh-ssuh butjapyeosseo | 붙잡혔어요 boot-chah-pyuh-ssuh-yoh butjapyeosseoyo | 붙잡혔습니다 boot-chah-pyuh-sseum-nee-dah butjapyeosseumnida |
| Future | 붙잡힐 거야 boot-chah-peel guh-yah butjapil geoya | 붙잡힐 거예요 boot-chah-peel guh-yae-yoh butjapil geoyeyo | 붙잡힐 겁니다 boot-chah-peel guhm-nee-dah butjapil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
붙잡히세요
boot-chah-pee-sae-yoh
butjapiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
붙잡혀요
boot-chah-pyuh-yoh
butjapyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
붙잡혀요?
boot-chah-pyuh-yoh-?
butjapyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
붙잡히고
boot-chah-pee-goh
butjapigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
붙잡히면
boot-chah-pee-myuhn
butjapimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
붙잡히고 있어요
boot-chah-pee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
butjapigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
붙잡히고 싶어요
boot-chah-pee-goh shee-puh-yoh
butjapigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
붙잡힐 수 있어요
boot-chah-peel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
butjapil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
붙잡혀서
boot-chah-pyuh-suh
butjapyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
붙잡히기
boot-chah-pee-gee
butjapigi
Noun form — (음)
붙잡힘
boot-chah-peem
butjapim