업어
uh-buh
eobeo
regular
업다
To say to carry (someone or something) on the back politely in the present tense, use 업어요 (uh-buh-yoh) · eobeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 업다 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 | 업어요 uh-buh-yoh eobeoyo | 업습니다 uhp-sseum-nee-dah eopsseumnida | |
| Past | 업었어 uh-buh-ssuh eobeosseo | 업었어요 uh-buh-ssuh-yoh eobeosseoyo | 업었습니다 uh-buh-sseum-nee-dah eobeosseumnida |
| Future | 업을 거야 uh-beul guh-yah eobeul geoya | 업을 거예요 uh-beul guh-yae-yoh eobeul geoyeyo | 업을 겁니다 uh-beul guhm-nee-dah eobeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
업으세요
uh-beu-sae-yoh
eobeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
업어요
uh-buh-yoh
eobeoyo
Question Polite (요)
업어요?
uh-buh-yoh-?
eobeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
업고
uhp-goh
eopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
업으면
uh-beu-myuhn
eobeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
업고 있어요
uhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
업고 싶어요
uhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
eopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
업을 수 있어요
uh-beul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eobeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
업어서
uh-buh-suh
eobeoseo
Noun form — (기)
업기
uhp-gee
eopgi
Noun form — (음)
업음
uh-beum
eobeum