깨끗해지다 conjugation

The polite forms end in 요 and suit most conversations; the formal form is for announcements, presentations and first meetings. The same form works for I, you, she or they.

How 깨끗해지다 conjugates

1. Find the stem. Take 다 off 깨끗해지다 and you are left with 깨끗해지.
2. Check the last vowel. It is ㅣ, and any vowel other than ㅏ or ㅗ takes 어요.
3. Join them. The vowels merge as they meet: 깨끗해지 + 어요 gives 깨끗해져요.
4. Build the rest on it. The past tense adds ㅆ to the same base, giving 깨끗해졌어요, and the table above has the future and the formal form.

More regular verbs

• 버려지다to be thrown away
• 줄이다to reduce
• 심다to plant
• 가꾸다to tend (a garden)
• 살리다to save (a life)
• 썩다to rot

Conjugate any other verb with the Korean verb conjugator, or read the guide to Korean verb conjugation for the rules behind the table.