얻어
uh-duh
eodeo
regular
얻다
To say to obtain (to get hold of politely in the present tense, use 얻어요 (uh-duh-yoh) · eodeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 얻다 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 | 얻어요 uh-duh-yoh eodeoyo | 얻습니다 uht-seum-nee-dah eotseumnida | |
| Past | 얻었어 uh-duh-ssuh eodeosseo | 얻었어요 uh-duh-ssuh-yoh eodeosseoyo | 얻었습니다 uh-duh-sseum-nee-dah eodeosseumnida |
| Future | 얻을 거야 uh-deul guh-yah eodeul geoya | 얻을 거예요 uh-deul guh-yae-yoh eodeul geoyeyo | 얻을 겁니다 uh-deul guhm-nee-dah eodeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
얻으세요
uh-deu-sae-yoh
eodeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
얻어요
uh-duh-yoh
eodeoyo
Question Polite (요)
얻어요?
uh-duh-yoh-?
eodeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
얻고
uht-goh
eotgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
얻으면
uh-deu-myuhn
eodeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
얻고 있어요
uht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eotgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
얻고 싶어요
uht-goh shee-puh-yoh
eotgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
얻을 수 있어요
uh-deul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eodeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
얻어서
uh-duh-suh
eodeoseo
Noun form — (기)
얻기
uht-gee
eotgi
Noun form — (음)
얻음
uh-deum
eodeum