선호돼
suhn-hoh-dwae
seonhodwae
regular
선호되다
To say to be preferred, to be favoured politely in the present tense, use 선호돼요 (suhn-hoh-dwae-yoh) · seonhodwaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 선호되다 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 | 선호돼요 suhn-hoh-dwae-yoh seonhodwaeyo | 선호됩니다 suhn-hoh-dwaem-nee-dah seonhodoemnida | |
| Past | 선호됐어 suhn-hoh-dwae-ssuh seonhodwaesseo | 선호됐어요 suhn-hoh-dwae-ssuh-yoh seonhodwaesseoyo | 선호됐습니다 suhn-hoh-dwae-sseum-nee-dah seonhodwaesseumnida |
| Future | 선호될 거야 suhn-hoh-dwael guh-yah seonhodoel geoya | 선호될 거예요 suhn-hoh-dwael guh-yae-yoh seonhodoel geoyeyo | 선호될 겁니다 suhn-hoh-dwael guhm-nee-dah seonhodoel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
선호되세요
suhn-hoh-dwae-sae-yoh
seonhodoeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
선호돼요
suhn-hoh-dwae-yoh
seonhodwaeyo
Question Polite (요)
선호돼요?
suhn-hoh-dwae-yoh-?
seonhodwaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
선호되고
suhn-hoh-dwae-goh
seonhodoego
Conditional "if" — (면)
선호되면
suhn-hoh-dwae-myuhn
seonhodoemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
선호되고 있어요
suhn-hoh-dwae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
seonhodoego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
선호되고 싶어요
suhn-hoh-dwae-goh shee-puh-yoh
seonhodoego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
선호될 수 있어요
suhn-hoh-dwael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
seonhodoel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
선호돼서
suhn-hoh-dwae-suh
seonhodwaeseo
Noun form — (기)
선호되기
suhn-hoh-dwae-gee
seonhodoegi
Noun form — (음)
선호됨
suhn-hoh-dwaem
seonhodoem