덮어
duh-puh
deopeo
regular
덮다
To say to cover politely in the present tense, use 덮어요 (duh-puh-yoh) · deopeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 덮다 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 | 덮어요 duh-puh-yoh deopeoyo | 덮습니다 duhp-sseum-nee-dah deopseumnida | |
| Past | 덮었어 duh-puh-ssuh deopeosseo | 덮었어요 duh-puh-ssuh-yoh deopeosseoyo | 덮었습니다 duh-puh-sseum-nee-dah deopeosseumnida |
| Future | 덮을 거야 duh-peul guh-yah deopeul geoya | 덮을 거예요 duh-peul guh-yae-yoh deopeul geoyeyo | 덮을 겁니다 duh-peul guhm-nee-dah deopeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
덮으세요
duh-peu-sae-yoh
deopeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
덮어요
duh-puh-yoh
deopeoyo
Question Polite (요)
덮어요?
duh-puh-yoh-?
deopeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
덮고
duhp-goh
deopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
덮으면
duh-peu-myuhn
deopeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
덮고 있어요
duhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
deopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
덮고 싶어요
duhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
deopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
덮을 수 있어요
duh-peul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
deopeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
덮어서
duh-puh-suh
deopeoseo
Noun form — (기)
덮기
duhp-gee
deopgi
Noun form — (음)
덮음
duh-peum
deopeum