오염돼
oh-yuhm-dwae
oyeomdwae
regular
오염되다
To say to be contaminated politely in the present tense, use 오염돼요 (oh-yuhm-dwae-yoh) · oyeomdwaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 오염되다 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 | 오염돼요 oh-yuhm-dwae-yoh oyeomdwaeyo | 오염됩니다 oh-yuhm-dwaem-nee-dah oyeomdoemnida | |
| Past | 오염됐어 oh-yuhm-dwae-ssuh oyeomdwaesseo | 오염됐어요 oh-yuhm-dwae-ssuh-yoh oyeomdwaesseoyo | 오염됐습니다 oh-yuhm-dwae-sseum-nee-dah oyeomdwaesseumnida |
| Future | 오염될 거야 oh-yuhm-dwael guh-yah oyeomdoel geoya | 오염될 거예요 oh-yuhm-dwael guh-yae-yoh oyeomdoel geoyeyo | 오염될 겁니다 oh-yuhm-dwael guhm-nee-dah oyeomdoel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
오염되세요
oh-yuhm-dwae-sae-yoh
oyeomdoeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
오염돼요
oh-yuhm-dwae-yoh
oyeomdwaeyo
Question Polite (요)
오염돼요?
oh-yuhm-dwae-yoh-?
oyeomdwaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
오염되고
oh-yuhm-dwae-goh
oyeomdoego
Conditional "if" — (면)
오염되면
oh-yuhm-dwae-myuhn
oyeomdoemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
오염되고 있어요
oh-yuhm-dwae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
oyeomdoego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
오염되고 싶어요
oh-yuhm-dwae-goh shee-puh-yoh
oyeomdoego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
오염될 수 있어요
oh-yuhm-dwael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
oyeomdoel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
오염돼서
oh-yuhm-dwae-suh
oyeomdwaeseo
Noun form — (기)
오염되기
oh-yuhm-dwae-gee
oyeomdoegi
Noun form — (음)
오염됨
oh-yuhm-dwaem
oyeomdoem