업신여겨
uhp-shee-nyuh-gyuh
eopssinyeogyeo
regular
업신여기다
To say to look down on politely in the present tense, use 업신여겨요 (uhp-shee-nyuh-gyuh-yoh) · eopssinyeogyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 업신여기다 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 | 업신여겨요 uhp-shee-nyuh-gyuh-yoh eopssinyeogyeoyo | 업신여깁니다 uhp-shee-nyuh-geem-nee-dah eopssinyeogimnida | |
| Past | 업신여겼어 uhp-shee-nyuh-gyuh-ssuh eopssinyeogyeosseo | 업신여겼어요 uhp-shee-nyuh-gyuh-ssuh-yoh eopssinyeogyeosseoyo | 업신여겼습니다 uhp-shee-nyuh-gyuh-sseum-nee-dah eopssinyeogyeosseumnida |
| Future | 업신여길 거야 uhp-shee-nyuh-geel guh-yah eopssinyeogil geoya | 업신여길 거예요 uhp-shee-nyuh-geel guh-yae-yoh eopssinyeogil geoyeyo | 업신여길 겁니다 uhp-shee-nyuh-geel guhm-nee-dah eopssinyeogil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
업신여기세요
uhp-shee-nyuh-gee-sae-yoh
eopssinyeogiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
업신여겨요
uhp-shee-nyuh-gyuh-yoh
eopssinyeogyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
업신여겨요?
uhp-shee-nyuh-gyuh-yoh-?
eopssinyeogyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
업신여기고
uhp-shee-nyuh-gee-goh
eopssinyeogigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
업신여기면
uhp-shee-nyuh-gee-myuhn
eopssinyeogimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
업신여기고 있어요
uhp-shee-nyuh-gee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eopssinyeogigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
업신여기고 싶어요
uhp-shee-nyuh-gee-goh shee-puh-yoh
eopssinyeogigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
업신여길 수 있어요
uhp-shee-nyuh-geel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eopssinyeogil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
업신여겨서
uhp-shee-nyuh-gyuh-suh
eopssinyeogyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
업신여기기
uhp-shee-nyuh-gee-gee
eopssinyeogigi
Noun form — (음)
업신여김
uhp-shee-nyuh-geem
eopssinyeogim