바쁘다 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 바쁘다 conjugates

1. Find the stem. Take 다 off 바쁘다 and you are left with 바쁘.
2. Apply the ㅡ stem pattern. The ㅡ drops and 아 or 어 takes its place. That gives 바빠요.
3. Build the rest on it. The past tense adds ㅆ to the same base, giving 바빴어요, and the table above has the future and the formal form.

Using 바쁘다

ㅡ-irregular: 바쁘다 → 바빠요. 요즘 바빠요? = Are you busy these days?

• 요즘 너무 바빠요.

  I'm so busy these days.

• 바쁘면 내일 만나요.

  If you're busy, let's meet tomorrow.

More ㅡ stem verbs

• 나쁘다to be bad
• 크다to be big
• 예쁘다to be pretty
• 쓰다to write
• 끄다to turn off
• 모으다to collect up

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