메
mae
me
regular
메다
To say to shoulder politely in the present tense, use 메요 (mae-yoh) · meyo. Below is the full conjugation of 메다 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 | 메요 mae-yoh meyo | 멥니다 maem-nee-dah memnida | |
| Past | 멨어 mae-ssuh messeo | 멨어요 mae-ssuh-yoh messeoyo | 멨습니다 mae-sseum-nee-dah messeumnida |
| Future | 멜 거야 mael guh-yah mel geoya | 멜 거예요 mael guh-yae-yoh mel geoyeyo | 멜 겁니다 mael guhm-nee-dah mel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
메세요
mae-sae-yoh
meseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
메요
mae-yoh
meyo
Question Polite (요)
메요?
mae-yoh-?
meyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
메고
mae-goh
mego
Conditional "if" — (면)
메면
mae-myuhn
memyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
메고 있어요
mae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
메고 싶어요
mae-goh shee-puh-yoh
mego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
멜 수 있어요
mael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
메서
mae-suh
meseo
Noun form — (기)
메기
mae-gee
megi
Noun form — (음)
멤
maem
mem