헤아리다 conjugation
to fathom, to consider (someone's feelings)hearidaVerbRegular verb
| Form | Korean | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 헤아리다 | |
| Polite present | 헤아려요 | |
| Polite past | 헤아렸어요 | |
| Polite future | 헤아릴 거예요 | |
| Formal | 헤아립니다 |
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 헤아리다 conjugates
- Find the stem. Take 다 off 헤아리다 and you are left with 헤아리.
- Check the last vowel. It is ㅣ, and any vowel other than ㅏ or ㅗ takes 어요.
- Join them. The vowels merge as they meet: 헤아리 + 어요 gives 헤아려요.
- Build the rest on it. The past tense adds ㅆ to the same base, giving 헤아렸어요, and the table above has the future and the formal form.
More regular verbs
- 따지다to calculate closely
- 여기다to consider (regard as)
- 망설이다to hesitate
- 어림잡다to estimate roughly
- 미심쩍다to seem doubtful
- 석연찮다to leave one unconvinced
Conjugate any other verb with the Korean verb conjugator, or read the lesson on the Korean present tense for the rules behind the table.