나포돼
nah-poh-dwae
napodwae
regular
나포되다
To say to be captured politely in the present tense, use 나포돼요 (nah-poh-dwae-yoh) · napodwaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 나포되다 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 | 나포돼요 nah-poh-dwae-yoh napodwaeyo | 나포됩니다 nah-poh-dwaem-nee-dah napodoemnida | |
| Past | 나포됐어 nah-poh-dwae-ssuh napodwaesseo | 나포됐어요 nah-poh-dwae-ssuh-yoh napodwaesseoyo | 나포됐습니다 nah-poh-dwae-sseum-nee-dah napodwaesseumnida |
| Future | 나포될 거야 nah-poh-dwael guh-yah napodoel geoya | 나포될 거예요 nah-poh-dwael guh-yae-yoh napodoel geoyeyo | 나포될 겁니다 nah-poh-dwael guhm-nee-dah napodoel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
나포되세요
nah-poh-dwae-sae-yoh
napodoeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
나포돼요
nah-poh-dwae-yoh
napodwaeyo
Question Polite (요)
나포돼요?
nah-poh-dwae-yoh-?
napodwaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
나포되고
nah-poh-dwae-goh
napodoego
Conditional "if" — (면)
나포되면
nah-poh-dwae-myuhn
napodoemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
나포되고 있어요
nah-poh-dwae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
napodoego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
나포되고 싶어요
nah-poh-dwae-goh shee-puh-yoh
napodoego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
나포될 수 있어요
nah-poh-dwael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
napodoel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
나포돼서
nah-poh-dwae-suh
napodwaeseo
Noun form — (기)
나포되기
nah-poh-dwae-gee
napodoegi
Noun form — (음)
나포됨
nah-poh-dwaem
napodoem