돼
dwae
regular
되다
To say to become politely in the present tense, use 돼요 (dwae-yoh) · dwaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 되다 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 | 돼요 dwae-yoh dwaeyo | 됩니다 dwaem-nee-dah doemnida | |
| Past | 됐어 dwae-ssuh dwaesseo | 됐어요 dwae-ssuh-yoh dwaesseoyo | 됐습니다 dwae-sseum-nee-dah dwaesseumnida |
| Future | 될 거야 dwael guh-yah doel geoya | 될 거예요 dwael guh-yae-yoh doel geoyeyo | 될 겁니다 dwael guhm-nee-dah doel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
되세요
dwae-sae-yoh
doeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
돼요
dwae-yoh
dwaeyo
Question Polite (요)
돼요?
dwae-yoh-?
dwaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
되고
dwae-goh
doego
Conditional "if" — (면)
되면
dwae-myuhn
doemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
되고 있어요
dwae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
doego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
되고 싶어요
dwae-goh shee-puh-yoh
doego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
될 수 있어요
dwael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
doel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
돼서
dwae-suh
dwaeseo
Noun form — (기)
되기
dwae-gee
doegi
Noun form — (음)
됨
dwaem
doem