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바뀌다 conjugation

to be changed; to change · bakkwida · sounds like [바뀌다]

Short answer: “To be changed” in Korean is 바뀌다 (bakkwida), which also means to change. Polite present: 바뀌어요 (bakkwieoyo); past: 바뀌었어요 (bakkwieosseoyo); future: 바뀔 거예요. It is regular.

바뀌다 in sentences

All forms of 바뀌다

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.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-아/어요바뀌어요[바뀌어요]bakkwieoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다바뀝니다[바뀜니다]bakkwimnida
casual-아/어바뀌어[바뀌어]bakkwieo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다바뀐다[바뀐다]bakkwinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?바뀝니까?[바뀜니까]bakkwimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요바뀌고 있어요[바뀌고 이써요]bakkwigo isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요바뀌었어요[바뀌어써요]bakkwieosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다바뀌었습니다[바뀌얻씀니다]bakkwieotseumnida
casual-았/었어바뀌었어[바뀌어써]bakkwieosseo
plain (written)-았/었다바뀌었다[바뀌얻따]bakkwieotda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요바뀔 거예요[바뀔 꺼예요]bakkwil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다바뀔 겁니다[바뀔 껌니다]bakkwil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야바뀔 거야[바뀔 꺼야]bakkwil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다바뀌겠습니다[바뀌겓씀니다]bakkwigetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 바뀌어요[안 바뀌어요]an bakkwieoyo
did not안 …았/었어요안 바뀌었어요[안 바뀌어써요]an bakkwieosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요바뀌지 않아요[바뀌지 아나요]bakkwiji anayo
cannot못 …못 바뀌어요[몯 빠뀌어요]mot bakkwieoyo
Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
honorific — present-(으)세요바뀌세요[바뀌세요]bakkwiseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요바뀌셨어요[바뀌셔써요]bakkwisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다바뀌십니다[바뀌심니다]bakkwisimnida
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고바뀌고[바뀌고]bakkwigo
… so / and then-아/어서바뀌어서[바뀌어서]bakkwieoseo
if …-(으)면바뀌면[바뀌면]bakkwimyeon
… but-지만바뀌지만[바뀌지만]bakkwijiman
because …-(으)니까바뀌니까[바뀌니까]bakkwinikka
… and / but (background)-는데바뀌는데[바뀌는데]bakkwineunde
even if …-아/어도바뀌어도[바뀌어도]bakkwieodo
while …-(으)면서바뀌면서[바뀌면서]bakkwimyeonseo
before …-기 전에바뀌기 전에[바뀌기 저네]bakkwigi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에바뀐 후에[바뀐 후에]bakkwin hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는바뀌는[바뀌는]bakkwineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ바뀐[바뀐]bakkwin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ바뀔[바뀔]bakkwil
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요바뀌고 싶어요[바뀌고 시퍼요]bakkwigo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요바뀔 수 있어요[바뀔 쑤 이써요]bakkwil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요바뀔 수 없어요[바뀔 쑤 업써요]bakkwil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요바뀌어야 해요[바뀌어야 해요]bakkwieoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요바뀌어도 돼요[바뀌어도 돼요]bakkwieodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요바뀌면 안 돼요[바뀌면 안 돼요]bakkwimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기바뀌기[바뀌기]bakkwigi

How 바뀌다 changes

바뀌 ends in a vowel, so 바뀌 + 아/어 becomes 바뀌어 → 바뀌어요, 바뀌었어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 바뀌면, 바뀔. 바뀌다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “be changed” in Korean?

“To be changed” is 바뀌다 (bakkwida), pronounced [바뀌다]. In a sentence: 비밀번호가 바뀌었어요. — The password has changed.

What is the past tense of 바뀌다?

바뀌었어요 (bakkwieosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 바뀌다 (“to be changed”). Formal: 바뀌었습니다; casual: 바뀌었어.

How do you say 바뀌다 politely?

Everyday polite: 바뀌어요 (bakkwieoyo). Formal: 바뀝니다. Casual, with close friends: 바뀌어.

Is 바뀌다 irregular?

No. 바뀌 ends in a vowel, so 바뀌 + 아/어 becomes 바뀌어 → 바뀌어요, 바뀌었어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 바뀌면, 바뀔. 바뀌다 is regular.

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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