세다 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 세다 conjugates

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

More regular verbs

• 바꾸다to change
• 드리다to give (humble)
• 얻다to get
• 빌리다to borrow
• 갚다to pay back (a debt)
• 내다to pay (hand over)

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