외우다 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 외우다 conjugates

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

More regular verbs

• 물어보다to ask
• 늦다to be late
• 끝내다to finish
• 바라다to hope
• 괜찮다to be okay
• 다치다to get hurt

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