시작돼
shee-chahg-dwae
sijakdwae
regular
시작되다
To say to start, to begin politely in the present tense, use 시작돼요 (shee-chahg-dwae-yoh) · sijakdwaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 시작되다 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 | 시작돼요 shee-chahg-dwae-yoh sijakdwaeyo | 시작됩니다 shee-chahg-dwaem-nee-dah sijakdoemnida | |
| Past | 시작됐어 shee-chahg-dwae-ssuh sijakdwaesseo | 시작됐어요 shee-chahg-dwae-ssuh-yoh sijakdwaesseoyo | 시작됐습니다 shee-chahg-dwae-sseum-nee-dah sijakdwaesseumnida |
| Future | 시작될 거야 shee-chahg-dwael guh-yah sijakdoel geoya | 시작될 거예요 shee-chahg-dwael guh-yae-yoh sijakdoel geoyeyo | 시작될 겁니다 shee-chahg-dwael guhm-nee-dah sijakdoel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
시작되세요
shee-chahg-dwae-sae-yoh
sijakdoeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
시작돼요
shee-chahg-dwae-yoh
sijakdwaeyo
Question Polite (요)
시작돼요?
shee-chahg-dwae-yoh-?
sijakdwaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
시작되고
shee-chahg-dwae-goh
sijakdoego
Conditional "if" — (면)
시작되면
shee-chahg-dwae-myuhn
sijakdoemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
시작되고 있어요
shee-chahg-dwae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sijakdoego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
시작되고 싶어요
shee-chahg-dwae-goh shee-puh-yoh
sijakdoego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
시작될 수 있어요
shee-chahg-dwael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sijakdoel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
시작돼서
shee-chahg-dwae-suh
sijakdwaeseo
Noun form — (기)
시작되기
shee-chahg-dwae-gee
sijakdoegi
Noun form — (음)
시작됨
shee-chahg-dwaem
sijakdoem