KOREAN VERB

비다

to be empty

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI am empty
NegativeI am not empty

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI was empty
NegativeI was not empty

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

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

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

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

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

Present

주말에는 사무실이 비어요.

On weekends the office is empty.
Past

냉장고가 텅 비었어요, 장을 봐야 돼요.

The fridge is completely empty, we need to shop.
Future

다음 주에는 그 방이 빌 거예요.

That room will be empty next week.
Honorific

할머니, 지갑이 비셨어요? 제가 드릴게요.

Grandma, is your wallet empty? I'll give you some.
Connectives

자리가 비면 바로 앉으세요.

When a seat is free, sit down right away.

비어 있어요 is "it's empty" right now; 비우다 is to empty something, and 빈 자리 an empty seat.

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.