익어
ee-guh
igeo
regular
익다
To say to ripen politely in the present tense, use 익어요 (ee-guh-yoh) · igeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 익다 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 | 익어요 ee-guh-yoh igeoyo | 익습니다 eeg-sseum-nee-dah iksseumnida | |
| Past | 익었어 ee-guh-ssuh igeosseo | 익었어요 ee-guh-ssuh-yoh igeosseoyo | 익었습니다 ee-guh-sseum-nee-dah igeosseumnida |
| Future | 익을 거야 ee-geul guh-yah igeul geoya | 익을 거예요 ee-geul guh-yae-yoh igeul geoyeyo | 익을 겁니다 ee-geul guhm-nee-dah igeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
익으세요
ee-geu-sae-yoh
igeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
익어요
ee-guh-yoh
igeoyo
Question Polite (요)
익어요?
ee-guh-yoh-?
igeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
익고
eeg-ggoh
ikkko
Conditional "if" — (면)
익으면
ee-geu-myuhn
igeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
익고 있어요
eeg-ggoh ee-ssuh-yoh
ikkko isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
익고 싶어요
eeg-ggoh shee-puh-yoh
ikkko sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
익을 수 있어요
ee-geul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
igeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
익어서
ee-guh-suh
igeoseo
Noun form — (기)
익기
eeg-ggee
ikkki
Noun form — (음)
익음
ee-geum
igeum