먹어
muh-guh
regular
To say to eat politely in the present tense, use 먹어요 (muh-guh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 먹다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 먹어요 muh-guh-yoh | 먹습니다 muhg-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 먹었어 muh-guh-ssuh | 먹었어요 muh-guh-ssuh-yoh | 먹었습니다 muh-guh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 먹을 거야 muh-geul- -guh-yah | 먹을 거예요 muh-geul- -guh-yae-yoh | 먹을 겁니다 muh-geul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
먹으세요
muh-geu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
먹어요
muh-guh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
먹어요?
muh-guh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
먹고
muhg-ggoh
Conditional “if” — (면)
먹으면
muh-geu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
먹음
muh-geum