읽어
eel-uh
regular
To say to read politely in the present tense, use 읽어요 (eel-uh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 읽다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 읽어요 eel-uh-yoh | 읽습니다 eel-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 읽었어 eel-uh-ssuh | 읽었어요 eel-uh-ssuh-yoh | 읽었습니다 eel-uh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 읽을 거야 eel-eul- -guh-yah | 읽을 거예요 eel-eul- -guh-yae-yoh | 읽을 겁니다 eel-eul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
읽으세요
eel-eu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
읽어요
eel-uh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
읽어요?
eel-uh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
읽고
eel-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
읽으면
eel-eu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
읽음
eel-eum