오래돼
oh-rae-dwae
oraedwae
regular
오래되다
To say to be old politely in the present tense, use 오래돼요 (oh-rae-dwae-yoh) · oraedwaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 오래되다 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 | 오래돼요 oh-rae-dwae-yoh oraedwaeyo | 오래됩니다 oh-rae-dwaem-nee-dah oraedoemnida | |
| Past | 오래됐어 oh-rae-dwae-ssuh oraedwaesseo | 오래됐어요 oh-rae-dwae-ssuh-yoh oraedwaesseoyo | 오래됐습니다 oh-rae-dwae-sseum-nee-dah oraedwaesseumnida |
| Future | 오래될 거야 oh-rae-dwael guh-yah oraedoel geoya | 오래될 거예요 oh-rae-dwael guh-yae-yoh oraedoel geoyeyo | 오래될 겁니다 oh-rae-dwael guhm-nee-dah oraedoel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
오래되세요
oh-rae-dwae-sae-yoh
oraedoeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
오래돼요
oh-rae-dwae-yoh
oraedwaeyo
Question Polite (요)
오래돼요?
oh-rae-dwae-yoh-?
oraedwaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
오래되고
oh-rae-dwae-goh
oraedoego
Conditional "if" — (면)
오래되면
oh-rae-dwae-myuhn
oraedoemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
오래되고 있어요
oh-rae-dwae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
oraedoego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
오래되고 싶어요
oh-rae-dwae-goh shee-puh-yoh
oraedoego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
오래될 수 있어요
oh-rae-dwael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
oraedoel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
오래돼서
oh-rae-dwae-suh
oraedwaeseo
Noun form — (기)
오래되기
oh-rae-dwae-gee
oraedoegi
Noun form — (음)
오래됨
oh-rae-dwaem
oraedoem