얽매여
uhl-mae-yuh
eomaeyeo
regular
얽매이다
To say to be bound, to be restricted politely in the present tense, use 얽매여요 (uhl-mae-yuh-yoh) · eomaeyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 얽매이다 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 | 얽매여요 uhl-mae-yuh-yoh eomaeyeoyo | 얽매입니다 uhl-mae-eem-nee-dah eomaeimnida | |
| Past | 얽매였어 uhl-mae-yuh-ssuh eomaeyeosseo | 얽매였어요 uhl-mae-yuh-ssuh-yoh eomaeyeosseoyo | 얽매였습니다 uhl-mae-yuh-sseum-nee-dah eomaeyeosseumnida |
| Future | 얽매일 거야 uhl-mae-eel guh-yah eomaeil geoya | 얽매일 거예요 uhl-mae-eel guh-yae-yoh eomaeil geoyeyo | 얽매일 겁니다 uhl-mae-eel guhm-nee-dah eomaeil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
얽매이세요
uhl-mae-ee-sae-yoh
eomaeiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
얽매여요
uhl-mae-yuh-yoh
eomaeyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
얽매여요?
uhl-mae-yuh-yoh-?
eomaeyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
얽매이고
uhl-mae-ee-goh
eomaeigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
얽매이면
uhl-mae-ee-myuhn
eomaeimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
얽매이고 있어요
uhl-mae-ee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eomaeigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
얽매이고 싶어요
uhl-mae-ee-goh shee-puh-yoh
eomaeigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
얽매일 수 있어요
uhl-mae-eel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eomaeil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
얽매여서
uhl-mae-yuh-suh
eomaeyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
얽매이기
uhl-mae-ee-gee
eomaeigi
Noun form — (음)
얽매임
uhl-mae-eem
eomaeim