예
yae
ye
regular
예다
To say to go politely in the present tense, use 예요 (yae-yoh) · yeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 예다 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 | 예요 yae-yoh yeyo | 옙니다 yaem-nee-dah yemnida | |
| Past | 옜어 yae-ssuh yesseo | 옜어요 yae-ssuh-yoh yesseoyo | 옜습니다 yae-sseum-nee-dah yesseumnida |
| Future | 옐 거야 yael guh-yah yel geoya | 옐 거예요 yael guh-yae-yoh yel geoyeyo | 옐 겁니다 yael guhm-nee-dah yel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
예세요
yae-sae-yoh
yeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
예요
yae-yoh
yeyo
Question Polite (요)
예요?
yae-yoh-?
yeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
예고
yae-goh
yego
Conditional "if" — (면)
예면
yae-myuhn
yemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
예고 있어요
yae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
예고 싶어요
yae-goh shee-puh-yoh
yego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
옐 수 있어요
yael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
예서
yae-suh
yeseo
Noun form — (기)
예기
yae-gee
yegi
Noun form — (음)
옘
yaem
yem