Verbs · Regular
받다 conjugation
to receive; to get · batda · sounds like [받따]
Short answer: “To receive” in Korean is 받다 (batda), which also means to get. Polite present: 받아요 (badayo); past: 받았어요 (badasseoyo); future: 받을 거예요. It is regular.
- Present받아요[바다요] · badayo
- Past받았어요[바다써요] · badasseoyo
- Future받을 거예요[바들 꺼예요] · badeul geoyeyo
- Negative안 받아요[안 바다요] · an badayo
Opposite: 주다 — to give
받다 in sentences
- 어제 택배를 받았어요.I got a parcel yesterday.
- 이메일 받았어요?Did you get the email?
All forms of 받다
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| polite-아/어요 | 받아요 | [바다요] | badayo |
| formal-(스)ㅂ니다 | 받습니다 | [받씀니다] | batseumnida |
| casual-아/어 | 받아 | [바다] | bada |
| plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다 | 받는다 | [반는다] | banneunda |
| formal question-(스)ㅂ니까? | 받습니까? | [받씀니까] | batseumnikka? |
| is …ing (polite)-고 있어요 | 받고 있어요 | [받꼬 이써요] | batgo isseoyo |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| polite-았/었어요 | 받았어요 | [바다써요] | badasseoyo |
| formal-았/었습니다 | 받았습니다 | [바닫씀니다] | badatseumnida |
| casual-았/었어 | 받았어 | [바다써] | badasseo |
| plain (written)-았/었다 | 받았다 | [바닫따] | badatda |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요 | 받을 거예요 | [바들 꺼예요] | badeul geoyeyo |
| formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다 | 받을 겁니다 | [바들 껌니다] | badeul geomnida |
| casual-(으)ㄹ 거야 | 받을 거야 | [바들 꺼야] | badeul geoya |
| formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다 | 받겠습니다 | [받껟씀니다] | batgetseumnida |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| not (short)안 … | 안 받아요 | [안 바다요] | an badayo |
| did not안 …았/었어요 | 안 받았어요 | [안 바다써요] | an badasseoyo |
| not (long)-지 않아요 | 받지 않아요 | [받찌 아나요] | batji anayo |
| cannot못 … | 못 받아요 | [몯 빠다요] | mot badayo |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| honorific — present-(으)세요 | 받으세요 | [바드세요] | badeuseyo |
| honorific — past-(으)셨어요 | 받으셨어요 | [바드셔써요] | badeusyeosseoyo |
| honorific — formal-(으)십니다 | 받으십니다 | [바드심니다] | badeusimnida |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| please …-(으)세요 | 받으세요 | [바드세요] | badeuseyo |
| please … (for me)-아/어 주세요 | 받아 주세요 | [바다 주세요] | bada juseyo |
| please don’t …-지 마세요 | 받지 마세요 | [받찌 마세요] | batji maseyo |
| let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다 | 받읍시다 | [바듭씨다] | badeupsida |
| let’s … (casual)-자 | 받자 | [받짜] | batja |
| do … ! (casual command)-아/어라 | 받아라 | [바다라] | badara |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| … and-고 | 받고 | [받꼬] | batgo |
| … so / and then-아/어서 | 받아서 | [바다서] | badaseo |
| if …-(으)면 | 받으면 | [바드면] | badeumyeon |
| … but-지만 | 받지만 | [받찌만] | batjiman |
| because …-(으)니까 | 받으니까 | [바드니까] | badeunikka |
| … and / but (background)-는데 | 받는데 | [반는데] | banneunde |
| even if …-아/어도 | 받아도 | [바다도] | badado |
| while …-(으)면서 | 받으면서 | [바드면서] | badeumyeonseo |
| in order to …-(으)려고 | 받으려고 | [바드려고] | badeuryeogo |
| (go) to …-(으)러 | 받으러 | [바드러] | badeureo |
| before …-기 전에 | 받기 전에 | [받끼 저네] | batgi jeone |
| after …-(으)ㄴ 후에 | 받은 후에 | [바든 후에] | badeun hue |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| (that) … now-는 | 받는 | [반는] | banneun |
| (that) …ed-(으)ㄴ | 받은 | [바든] | badeun |
| (that) will …-(으)ㄹ | 받을 | [바들] | badeul |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| I want to …-고 싶어요 | 받고 싶어요 | [받꼬 시퍼요] | batgo sipeoyo |
| can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요 | 받을 수 있어요 | [바들 쑤 이써요] | badeul su isseoyo |
| cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요 | 받을 수 없어요 | [바들 쑤 업써요] | badeul su eopseoyo |
| have to …-아/어야 해요 | 받아야 해요 | [바다야 해요] | badaya haeyo |
| may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요 | 받아도 돼요 | [바다도 돼요] | badado dwaeyo |
| must not …-(으)면 안 돼요 | 받으면 안 돼요 | [바드면 안 돼요] | badeumyeon an dwaeyo |
| …ing (noun)-기 | 받기 | [받끼] | batgi |
How 받다 changes
받 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 받아요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 받으면, 받을. 받다 is regular.
Questions
How do you say “receive” in Korean?
“To receive” is 받다 (batda), pronounced [받따]. In a sentence: 어제 택배를 받았어요. — I got a parcel yesterday.
What is the past tense of 받다?
받았어요 (badasseoyo) is the polite past tense of 받다 (“to receive”). Formal: 받았습니다; casual: 받았어.
How do you say 받다 politely?
Everyday polite: 받아요 (badayo). Formal: 받습니다. Casual, with close friends: 받아.
How do you say “I want to receive” in Korean?
받고 싶어요 (batgo sipeoyo), pronounced [받꼬 시퍼요].
Is 받다 irregular?
No. 받 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 받아요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 받으면, 받을. 받다 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