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바라다 conjugation

to hope; to wish · barada · sounds like [바라다]

Short answer: “To hope” in Korean is 바라다 (barada), which also means to wish. Polite present: 바라요 (barayo); past: 바랐어요 (barasseoyo); future: 바랄 거예요. It is regular.

바라다 in sentences

All forms of 바라다

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/어요바라요[바라요]barayo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다바랍니다[바람니다]baramnida
casual-아/어바라[바라]bara
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다바란다[바란다]baranda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?바랍니까?[바람니까]baramnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요바라고 있어요[바라고 이써요]barago isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요바랐어요[바라써요]barasseoyo
formal-았/었습니다바랐습니다[바랃씀니다]baratseumnida
casual-았/었어바랐어[바라써]barasseo
plain (written)-았/었다바랐다[바랃따]baratda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요바랄 거예요[바랄 꺼예요]baral geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다바랄 겁니다[바랄 껌니다]baral geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야바랄 거야[바랄 꺼야]baral geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다바라겠습니다[바라겓씀니다]baragetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 바라요[안 바라요]an barayo
did not안 …았/었어요안 바랐어요[안 바라써요]an barasseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요바라지 않아요[바라지 아나요]baraji anayo
cannot못 …못 바라요[몯 빠라요]mot barayo
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)세요바라세요[바라세요]baraseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요바라셨어요[바라셔써요]barasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다바라십니다[바라심니다]barasimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요바라세요[바라세요]baraseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요바라 주세요[바라 주세요]bara juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요바라지 마세요[바라지 마세요]baraji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다바랍시다[바랍씨다]barapsida
let’s … (casual)-자바라자[바라자]baraja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라바라라[바라라]barara
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고바라고[바라고]barago
… so / and then-아/어서바라서[바라서]baraseo
if …-(으)면바라면[바라면]baramyeon
… but-지만바라지만[바라지만]barajiman
because …-(으)니까바라니까[바라니까]baranikka
… and / but (background)-는데바라는데[바라는데]baraneunde
even if …-아/어도바라도[바라도]barado
while …-(으)면서바라면서[바라면서]baramyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고바라려고[바라려고]bararyeogo
(go) to …-(으)러바라러[바라러]barareo
before …-기 전에바라기 전에[바라기 저네]baragi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에바란 후에[바란 후에]baran hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는바라는[바라는]baraneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ바란[바란]baran
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ바랄[바랄]baral
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요바라고 싶어요[바라고 시퍼요]barago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요바랄 수 있어요[바랄 쑤 이써요]baral su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요바랄 수 없어요[바랄 쑤 업써요]baral su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요바라야 해요[바라야 해요]baraya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요바라도 돼요[바라도 돼요]barado dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요바라면 안 돼요[바라면 안 돼요]baramyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기바라기[바라기]baragi

How 바라다 changes

바라 ends in a vowel, so 바라 + 아/어 becomes 바라 → 바라요, 바랐어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 바라면, 바랄. 바라다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “hope” in Korean?

“To hope” is 바라다 (barada), pronounced [바라다]. In a sentence: 행복하기를 바라요. — I hope you’ll be happy.

What is the past tense of 바라다?

바랐어요 (barasseoyo) is the polite past tense of 바라다 (“to hope”). Formal: 바랐습니다; casual: 바랐어.

How do you say 바라다 politely?

Everyday polite: 바라요 (barayo). Formal: 바랍니다. Casual, with close friends: 바라.

How do you say “I want to hope” in Korean?

바라고 싶어요 (barago sipeoyo), pronounced [바라고 시퍼요].

Is 바라다 irregular?

No. 바라 ends in a vowel, so 바라 + 아/어 becomes 바라 → 바라요, 바랐어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 바라면, 바랄. 바라다 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