Korean reference

부르다

bureuda

to address / call someone

Irregular · 24 form tables

Includes verbs and adjectives. Rows show speech levels and constructions, rather than personal pronouns. Honorific forms refer to a respected subject.

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Tense

Present

부르다: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	bulleoyoaddress
합니다체, formal polite level	bureumnidaaddress
해체, casual level	bulleoaddress
한다체, plain written level	bureundaaddress

Past

부르다: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	bulleosseoyoaddressed
합니다체, formal polite level	bulleotseumnidaaddressed
해체, casual level	bulleosseoaddressed
한다체, plain written level	bulleotdaaddressed

Future

부르다: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	bureul geoyeyowill address
합니다체, formal polite level	bureul geomnidawill address
해체, casual level	bureul geoyawill address
한다체, plain written level	bureul geosidawill address

Intention / conjecture

부르다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	bureugesseoyowill probably address
합니다체, formal polite level	bureugetseumnidawill probably address
해체, casual level	bureugesseowill probably address
한다체, plain written level	bureugetdawill probably address

Progressive

부르다: Progressive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	bureugo isseoyobe addressing
합니다체, formal polite level	bureugo itseumnidabe addressing
해체, casual level	bureugo isseobe addressing
한다체, plain written level	bureugo itdabe addressing

Negative

Short negative

부르다: Short negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	an bulleoyodo not address
합니다체, formal polite level	an bureumnidado not address
해체, casual level	an bulleodo not address
한다체, plain written level	an bureundado not address

Long negative

부르다: Long negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	bureuji anayodo not address
합니다체, formal polite level	bureuji anseumnidado not address
해체, casual level	bureuji anado not address
한다체, plain written level	bureuji anneundado not address

Endings

Honorific

부르다: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	bureuseyohe/she addresses (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite level	bureusimnidahe/she addresses (honorific)
해체, casual level	bureusyeohe/she addresses (honorific)
한다체, plain written level	bureusindahe/she addresses (honorific)

Wish

부르다: Wish
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	bureugo sipeoyoI want to address
합니다체, formal polite level	bureugo sipseumnidaI want to address
해체, casual level	bureugo sipeoI want to address
한다체, plain written level	bureugo sipdaI want to address

Question

부르다: Question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	bulleoyo?do you address?
합니다체, formal polite level	bureumnikka?do you address?
해체, casual level	bulleo?do you address?
한다체, plain written level	bureuni?do you address?

Past question

부르다: Past question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	bulleosseoyo?did you address?
합니다체, formal polite level	bulleotseumnikka?did you address?
해체, casual level	bulleosseo?did you address?
한다체, plain written level	bulleonni?did you address?

Request

부르다: Request
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	bureuseyoaddress!
합니다체, formal polite level	bureusipsioaddress!
해체, casual level	bulleoaddress!
한다체, plain written level	bulleoraaddress!

Proposal

부르다: Proposal
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	bulleoyolet's address!
합니다체, formal polite level	bureupsidalet's address!
해체, casual level	bureujalet's address!
한다체, plain written level	bureujalet's address!

Promise

부르다: Promise
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	bureulgeyoI will address
해체, casual level	bureulgeI will address

Shall I?

부르다: Shall I?
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	bureulkkayo?shall I address?
해체, casual level	bureulkka?shall I address?

Linking

And

부르다: And
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	bureugoI address, and

And so / because

부르다: And so / because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	bulleoseobecause I address

If

부르다: If
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	bureumyeonif you address

But

부르다: But
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	bureujimanI address, but

Because

부르다: Because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	bureunikkabecause I address

Background

부르다: Background
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	bureuneundeI address (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

부르다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	bureuneunaddress (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

부르다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	bureunaddressed (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

부르다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	bureulwill address (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

부르다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)	bureusyeosseoyohe/she addressed (honorific)

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