대
dae
regular
대다
To say to arrive in time, to make it on time politely in the present tense, use 대요 (dae-yoh) · daeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 대다 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 | 대요 dae-yoh daeyo | 댑니다 daem-nee-dah daemnida | |
| Past | 댔어 dae-ssuh daesseo | 댔어요 dae-ssuh-yoh daesseoyo | 댔습니다 dae-sseum-nee-dah daesseumnida |
| Future | 댈 거야 dael guh-yah dael geoya | 댈 거예요 dael guh-yae-yoh dael geoyeyo | 댈 겁니다 dael guhm-nee-dah dael geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
대세요
dae-sae-yoh
daeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
대요
dae-yoh
daeyo
Question Polite (요)
대요?
dae-yoh-?
daeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
대고
dae-goh
daego
Conditional "if" — (면)
대면
dae-myuhn
daemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
대고 있어요
dae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
daego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
대고 싶어요
dae-goh shee-puh-yoh
daego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
댈 수 있어요
dael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dael su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
대서
dae-suh
daeseo
Noun form — (기)
대기
dae-gee
daegi
Noun form — (음)
댐
daem