빨라
bbahl-rah
ppalra
빠르다
To say to be fast, quick, soon, early politely in the present tense, use 빨라요 (bbahl-rah-yoh) · ppalrayo. Below is the full conjugation of 빠르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (르 irregular (adj)): 르-irregular adjectives follow the same pattern as 르-irregular verbs: 르 splits before -어/-아 suffixes. 다르다 (to be different) → 달라요, 빠르다 (to be fast) → 빨라요. Before consonants 르 is unchanged: 다르고, 빠르지. See all 르-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 빨라요 bbahl-rah-yoh ppalrayo | 빠릅니다 bbah-reum-nee-dah ppareumnida | |
| Past | 빨랐어 bbahl-rah-ssuh ppalrasseo | 빨랐어요 bbahl-rah-ssuh-yoh ppalrasseoyo | 빨랐습니다 bbahl-rah-sseum-nee-dah ppalrasseumnida |
| Future | 빠를 거야 bbah-reul guh-yah ppareul geoya | 빠를 거예요 bbah-reul guh-yae-yoh ppareul geoyeyo | 빠를 겁니다 bbah-reul guhm-nee-dah ppareul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
빠르세요
bbah-reu-sae-yoh
ppareuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
빨라요
bbahl-rah-yoh
ppalrayo
Question Polite (요)
빨라요?
bbahl-rah-yoh-?
ppalrayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
빠르고
bbah-reu-goh
ppareugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
빠르면
bbah-reu-myuhn
ppareumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
빠르고 있어요
bbah-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ppareugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
빠르고 싶어요
bbah-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
ppareugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
빠를 수 있어요
bbah-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ppareul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
빨라서
bbahl-rah-suh
ppalraseo
Noun form — (기)
빠르기
bbah-reu-gee
ppareugi
Noun form — (음)
빠름
bbah-reum
ppareum