Adjectives · 르 irregular

배부르다 conjugation

to be full (after eating) · baebureuda · sounds like [배부르다]

Short answer: “Full (after eating)” in Korean is 배부르다 (baebureuda). Polite present: 배불러요 (baebulleoyo); past: 배불렀어요 (baebulleosseoyo); future: 배부를 거예요. It is a 르 irregular adjective.

Present배불러요[배불러요] · baebulleoyo
Past배불렀어요[배불러써요] · baebulleosseoyo
Future배부를 거예요[배부를 꺼예요] · baebureul geoyeyo
Negative안 배불러요[안 배불러요] · an baebulleoyo

Opposite: 배고프다 — to be hungry

배부르다 in sentences

많이 먹어서 배불러요.I ate a lot, so I’m full.
배불러서 더 못 먹어요.I’m too full to eat any more.

All forms of 배부르다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-아/어요	배불러요	[배불러요]	baebulleoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	배부릅니다	[배부름니다]	baebureumnida
casual-아/어	배불러	[배불러]	baebulleo
plain (written)-다	배부르다	[배부르다]	baebureuda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	배부릅니까?	[배부름니까]	baebureumnikka?

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	배불렀어요	[배불러써요]	baebulleosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	배불렀습니다	[배불럳씀니다]	baebulleotseumnida
casual-았/었어	배불렀어	[배불러써]	baebulleosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	배불렀다	[배불럳따]	baebulleotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will probably be-(으)ㄹ 거예요	배부를 거예요	[배부를 꺼예요]	baebureul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	배부를 겁니다	[배부를 껌니다]	baebureul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	배부를 거야	[배부를 꺼야]	baebureul geoya

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 배불러요	[안 배불러요]	an baebulleoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 배불렀어요	[안 배불러써요]	an baebulleosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	배부르지 않아요	[배부르지 아나요]	baebureuji anayo

Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
honorific — present-(으)세요	배부르세요	[배부르세요]	baebureuseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	배부르셨어요	[배부르셔써요]	baebureusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	배부르십니다	[배부르심니다]	baebureusimnida

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	배부르고	[배부르고]	baebureugo
… so / and then-아/어서	배불러서	[배불러서]	baebulleoseo
if …-(으)면	배부르면	[배부르면]	baebureumyeon
… but-지만	배부르지만	[배부르지만]	baebureujiman
because …-(으)니까	배부르니까	[배부르니까]	baebureunikka
… and / but (background)-(으)ㄴ데	배부른데	[배부른데]	baebureunde
even if …-아/어도	배불러도	[배불러도]	baebulleodo
while …-(으)면서	배부르면서	[배부르면서]	baebureumyeonseo

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that is) …-(으)ㄴ	배부른	[배부른]	baebureun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	배부를	[배부를]	baebureul

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
can be …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	배부를 수 있어요	[배부를 쑤 이써요]	baebureul su isseoyo
cannot be …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	배부를 수 없어요	[배부를 쑤 업써요]	baebureul su eopseoyo
have to be …-아/어야 해요	배불러야 해요	[배불러야 해요]	baebulleoya haeyo
it’s OK if it’s …-아/어도 돼요	배불러도 돼요	[배불러도 돼요]	baebulleodo dwaeyo
…ly (adverb)-게	배부르게	[배부르게]	baebureuge
becomes …-아/어지다	배불러져요	[배불러저요]	baebulleojeoyo
…ing (noun)-기	배부르기	[배부르기]	baebureugi

How 배부르다 changes

르 irregular: before 아/어, 르 loses its vowel and an extra ㄹ appears → 배불러요, 배불렀어요. Other endings are regular: 배부르면, 배부릅니다.

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Questions

How do you say “full” in Korean?

“Full (after eating)” is 배부르다 (baebureuda), pronounced [배부르다]. In a sentence: 많이 먹어서 배불러요. — I ate a lot, so I’m full.

What is the past tense of 배부르다?

배불렀어요 (baebulleosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 배부르다 (“to be full (after eating)”). Formal: 배불렀습니다; casual: 배불렀어.

How do you say 배부르다 politely?

Everyday polite: 배불러요 (baebulleoyo). Formal: 배부릅니다. Casual, with close friends: 배불러.

How do you say “not full” in Korean?

안 배불러요 or 배부르지 않아요. Both mean the same; the first is more common in speech.

Is 배부르다 irregular?

Yes — 르 irregular: before 아/어, 르 loses its vowel and an extra ㄹ appears → 배불러요, 배불렀어요. Other endings are regular: 배부르면, 배부릅니다.

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Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check