잊어버려
ee-chuh-buh-ryuh
ijeobeoryeo
regular
잊어버리다
To say to forget politely in the present tense, use 잊어버려요 (ee-chuh-buh-ryuh-yoh) · ijeobeoryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 잊어버리다 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 | 잊어버려요 ee-chuh-buh-ryuh-yoh ijeobeoryeoyo | 잊어버립니다 ee-chuh-buh-reem-nee-dah ijeobeorimnida | |
| Past | 잊어버렸어 ee-chuh-buh-ryuh-ssuh ijeobeoryeosseo | 잊어버렸어요 ee-chuh-buh-ryuh-ssuh-yoh ijeobeoryeosseoyo | 잊어버렸습니다 ee-chuh-buh-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah ijeobeoryeosseumnida |
| Future | 잊어버릴 거야 ee-chuh-buh-reel guh-yah ijeobeoril geoya | 잊어버릴 거예요 ee-chuh-buh-reel guh-yae-yoh ijeobeoril geoyeyo | 잊어버릴 겁니다 ee-chuh-buh-reel guhm-nee-dah ijeobeoril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
잊어버리세요
ee-chuh-buh-ree-sae-yoh
ijeobeoriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
잊어버려요
ee-chuh-buh-ryuh-yoh
ijeobeoryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
잊어버려요?
ee-chuh-buh-ryuh-yoh-?
ijeobeoryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
잊어버리고
ee-chuh-buh-ree-goh
ijeobeorigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
잊어버리면
ee-chuh-buh-ree-myuhn
ijeobeorimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
잊어버리고 있어요
ee-chuh-buh-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ijeobeorigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
잊어버리고 싶어요
ee-chuh-buh-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
ijeobeorigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
잊어버릴 수 있어요
ee-chuh-buh-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ijeobeoril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
잊어버려서
ee-chuh-buh-ryuh-suh
ijeobeoryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
잊어버리기
ee-chuh-buh-ree-gee
ijeobeorigi
Noun form — (음)
잊어버림
ee-chuh-buh-reem
ijeobeorim