아/어/여 + 요: Difference between revisions

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Using the 요 ending adds politeness. In order to make the verb or adjective informal low form, known as 반말 one can usually simply remove the 요 at the end of the word.

Irregular verbs

Conjugation Rule

아요

If the last syllable of the stem contains the vowels ㅗ or ㅏ, then 아요 is added. Note that if it already contains an ㅏ in the stem then an extra 아 is not written. Note this rule does not apply for 하다 verbs, see the section below for 하다 verbs.
가다→가요
오다→오아다 → 와요 *note ㅗ + ㅏ can be contracted into ㅘ.

여여

If the last syllable of the stem contains the vowels 이, then it becomes a 여. →

어요

If the last syllable of the stem contains any vowel except 오,아, and 이, then it becomes an 어.

하다 Verbs

하다 becomes 해요.

Conjugation Examples

Original → After

Sentence Examples

Example

Usage Exceptions

People saying 맞어 and 아퍼

Pronunciation

Special pronunciation rule?

@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 ===아요===
-If the last syllable of the stem contains an ㅗ or ㅏ, then 아요 is added. Note that if it already contains an ㅏ in the stem then an extra 아 is not written.
+If the last syllable of the stem contains the vowels ㅗ or ㅏ, then 아요 is added. Note that if it already contains an ㅏ in the stem then an extra 아 is not written. Note this rule does not apply for 하다 verbs, see the section below for 하다 verbs.<br>
+가다→가요<br>
+오다→오아다 → 와요 *note ㅗ + ㅏ can be contracted into ㅘ.<br>
+===여여===
+If the last syllable of the stem contains the vowels 이, then it becomes a 여.
+→
 ===어요===
+If the last syllable of the stem contains any vowel except 오,아, and 이, then it becomes an 어.
+===하다 Verbs===
+하다 becomes 해요.
-===여여===
 ==Conjugation Examples==
 *Original → After
 ==Sentence Examples==
@@ Line 22: / Line 31: @@
 ==Usage Exceptions==
-*Example
+*People saying 맞어 and 아퍼
 ==Pronunciation==