닮아
dahl-mah
dalma
regular
닮다
To say to resemble, to look like politely in the present tense, use 닮아요 (dahl-mah-yoh) · dalmayo. Below is the full conjugation of 닮다 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 | 닮아요 dahl-mah-yoh dalmayo | 닮습니다 dahm-seum-nee-dah damseumnida | |
| Past | 닮았어 dahl-mah-ssuh dalmasseo | 닮았어요 dahl-mah-ssuh-yoh dalmasseoyo | 닮았습니다 dahl-mah-sseum-nee-dah dalmasseumnida |
| Future | 닮을 거야 dahl-meul guh-yah dalmeul geoya | 닮을 거예요 dahl-meul guh-yae-yoh dalmeul geoyeyo | 닮을 겁니다 dahl-meul guhm-nee-dah dalmeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
닮으세요
dahl-meu-sae-yoh
dalmeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
닮아요
dahl-mah-yoh
dalmayo
Question Polite (요)
닮아요?
dahl-mah-yoh-?
dalmayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
닮고
dahm-goh
damgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
닮으면
dahl-meu-myuhn
dalmeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
닮고 있어요
dahm-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
damgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
닮고 싶어요
dahm-goh shee-puh-yoh
damgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
닮을 수 있어요
dahl-meul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dalmeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
닮아서
dahl-mah-suh
dalmaseo
Noun form — (기)
닮기
dahm-gee
damgi
Noun form — (음)
닮음
dahl-meum
dalmeum