넓혀
nuhl-hyuh
neohyeo
regular
넓히다
To say to expand, to widen politely in the present tense, use 넓혀요 (nuhl-hyuh-yoh) · neohyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 넓히다 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 | 넓혀요 nuhl-hyuh-yoh neohyeoyo | 넓힙니다 nuhl-heem-nee-dah neohimnida | |
| Past | 넓혔어 nuhl-hyuh-ssuh neohyeosseo | 넓혔어요 nuhl-hyuh-ssuh-yoh neohyeosseoyo | 넓혔습니다 nuhl-hyuh-sseum-nee-dah neohyeosseumnida |
| Future | 넓힐 거야 nuhl-heel guh-yah neohil geoya | 넓힐 거예요 nuhl-heel guh-yae-yoh neohil geoyeyo | 넓힐 겁니다 nuhl-heel guhm-nee-dah neohil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
넓히세요
nuhl-hee-sae-yoh
neohiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
넓혀요
nuhl-hyuh-yoh
neohyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
넓혀요?
nuhl-hyuh-yoh-?
neohyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
넓히고
nuhl-hee-goh
neohigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
넓히면
nuhl-hee-myuhn
neohimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
넓히고 있어요
nuhl-hee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
neohigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
넓히고 싶어요
nuhl-hee-goh shee-puh-yoh
neohigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
넓힐 수 있어요
nuhl-heel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
neohil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
넓혀서
nuhl-hyuh-suh
neohyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
넓히기
nuhl-hee-gee
neohigi
Noun form — (음)
넓힘
nuhl-heem
neohim