예절발라
yae-chuhl-bahl-rah
yejeolbalra
예절바르다
To say to behave well, to have good breeding politely in the present tense, use 예절발라요 (yae-chuhl-bahl-rah-yoh) · yejeolbalrayo. Below is the full conjugation of 예절바르다 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 | 예절발라요 yae-chuhl-bahl-rah-yoh yejeolbalrayo | 예절바릅니다 yae-chuhl-bah-reum-nee-dah yejeolbareumnida | |
| Past | 예절발랐어 yae-chuhl-bahl-rah-ssuh yejeolbalrasseo | 예절발랐어요 yae-chuhl-bahl-rah-ssuh-yoh yejeolbalrasseoyo | 예절발랐습니다 yae-chuhl-bahl-rah-sseum-nee-dah yejeolbalrasseumnida |
| Future | 예절바를 거야 yae-chuhl-bah-reul guh-yah yejeolbareul geoya | 예절바를 거예요 yae-chuhl-bah-reul guh-yae-yoh yejeolbareul geoyeyo | 예절바를 겁니다 yae-chuhl-bah-reul guhm-nee-dah yejeolbareul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
예절바르세요
yae-chuhl-bah-reu-sae-yoh
yejeolbareuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
예절발라요
yae-chuhl-bahl-rah-yoh
yejeolbalrayo
Question Polite (요)
예절발라요?
yae-chuhl-bahl-rah-yoh-?
yejeolbalrayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
예절바르고
yae-chuhl-bah-reu-goh
yejeolbareugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
예절바르면
yae-chuhl-bah-reu-myuhn
yejeolbareumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
예절바르고 있어요
yae-chuhl-bah-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yejeolbareugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
예절바르고 싶어요
yae-chuhl-bah-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
yejeolbareugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
예절바를 수 있어요
yae-chuhl-bah-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yejeolbareul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
예절발라서
yae-chuhl-bahl-rah-suh
yejeolbalraseo
Noun form — (기)
예절바르기
yae-chuhl-bah-reu-gee
yejeolbareugi
Noun form — (음)
예절바름
yae-chuhl-bah-reum
yejeolbareum