병들어
byuhng-deu-ruh
byeongdeureo
병들다
To say to fall ill/sick, to become ill politely in the present tense, use 병들어요 (byuhng-deu-ruh-yoh) · byeongdeureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 병들다 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 | 병들어요 byuhng-deu-ruh-yoh byeongdeureoyo | 병듭니다 byuhng-deum-nee-dah byeongdeumnida | |
| Past | 병들었어 byuhng-deu-ruh-ssuh byeongdeureosseo | 병들었어요 byuhng-deu-ruh-ssuh-yoh byeongdeureosseoyo | 병들었습니다 byuhng-deu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah byeongdeureosseumnida |
| Future | 병들 거야 byuhng-deul guh-yah byeongdeul geoya | 병들 거예요 byuhng-deul guh-yae-yoh byeongdeul geoyeyo | 병들 겁니다 byuhng-deul guhm-nee-dah byeongdeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
병드세요
byuhng-deu-sae-yoh
byeongdeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
병들어요
byuhng-deu-ruh-yoh
byeongdeureoyo
Question Polite (요)
병들어요?
byuhng-deu-ruh-yoh-?
byeongdeureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
병들고
byuhng-deul-goh
byeongdeulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
병들면
byuhng-deul-myuhn
byeongdeulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
병들고 있어요
byuhng-deul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
byeongdeulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
병들고 싶어요
byuhng-deul-goh shee-puh-yoh
byeongdeulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
병들 수 있어요
byuhng-deul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
byeongdeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
병들어서
byuhng-deu-ruh-suh
byeongdeureoseo
Noun form — (기)
병들기
byuhng-deul-gee
byeongdeulgi
Noun form — (음)
병듦
byuhng-deum
byeongdeum