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KOREAN VERB

배부르다

to be full (after eating)

  • #137 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am full
NegativeI am not full

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was full
NegativeI was not full

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be full
NegativeI won’t be full

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am full (respectfully)
PastI was full (respectfully)
FutureI will be full (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) being full, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) being full, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I am full
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I am full
  5. But (-지만) I am full, but…

How to use 배부르다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    저는 지금 정말 배불러요.

    I'm really full right now.

  2. Past

    점심을 많이 먹어서 저녁까지 배불렀어요.

    I ate a lot at lunch, so I was full until dinner.

  3. Future

    이것만 먹어도 배부를 거예요.

    Even just this will fill you up.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지, 벌써 배부르세요?

    Grandpa, are you full already?

  5. Connectives

    배부르지만 디저트는 먹을 거예요.

    I'm full, but I'll have dessert.

Good to know

  • 배불러요 after a meal says you've had enough; hungry is 배고프다.

Where you hear 배부르다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 저는 배불러요. I'm full.
  • 점심 먹고 배불렀어. I was full after lunch.
  • 칼국수 먹으면 배부를 거예요. If you eat kalguksu you'll be full.

Korean · Intermediate Level 3

  • 저는 배불러요. I'm full.
  • 점심 먹고 배불렀어. I was full after lunch.
  • 칼국수 먹으면 배부를 거예요. If you eat kalguksu you'll be full.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.