Verbs · Regular

버리다 conjugation

to throw away · beorida · sounds like [버리다]

Short answer: “To throw away” in Korean is 버리다 (beorida). Polite present: 버려요 (beoryeoyo); past: 버렸어요 (beoryeosseoyo); future: 버릴 거예요. It is regular.

Present버려요[버려요] · beoryeoyo
Past버렸어요[버려써요] · beoryeosseoyo
Future버릴 거예요[버릴 꺼예요] · beoril geoyeyo
Negative안 버려요[안 버려요] · an beoryeoyo

버리다 in sentences

쓰레기를 버렸어요.I threw away the rubbish.
여기에 버리지 마세요.Don’t throw it away here.

All forms of 버리다

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	버려요	[버려요]	beoryeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	버립니다	[버림니다]	beorimnida
casual-아/어	버려	[버려]	beoryeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	버린다	[버린다]	beorinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	버립니까?	[버림니까]	beorimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	버리고 있어요	[버리고 이써요]	beorigo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	버렸어요	[버려써요]	beoryeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	버렸습니다	[버렫씀니다]	beoryeotseumnida
casual-았/었어	버렸어	[버려써]	beoryeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	버렸다	[버렫따]	beoryeotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	버릴 거예요	[버릴 꺼예요]	beoril geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	버릴 겁니다	[버릴 껌니다]	beoril geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	버릴 거야	[버릴 꺼야]	beoril geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	버리겠습니다	[버리겓씀니다]	beorigetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 버려요	[안 버려요]	an beoryeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 버렸어요	[안 버려써요]	an beoryeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	버리지 않아요	[버리지 아나요]	beoriji anayo
cannot못 …	못 버려요	[몯 뻐려요]	mot beoryeoyo

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	버리세요	[버리세요]	beoriseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	버리셨어요	[버리셔써요]	beorisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	버리십니다	[버리심니다]	beorisimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	버리세요	[버리세요]	beoriseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	버려 주세요	[버려 주세요]	beoryeo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	버리지 마세요	[버리지 마세요]	beoriji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	버립시다	[버립씨다]	beoripsida
let’s … (casual)-자	버리자	[버리자]	beorija
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	버려라	[버려라]	beoryeora

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	버리고	[버리고]	beorigo
… so / and then-아/어서	버려서	[버려서]	beoryeoseo
if …-(으)면	버리면	[버리면]	beorimyeon
… but-지만	버리지만	[버리지만]	beorijiman
because …-(으)니까	버리니까	[버리니까]	beorinikka
… and / but (background)-는데	버리는데	[버리는데]	beorineunde
even if …-아/어도	버려도	[버려도]	beoryeodo
while …-(으)면서	버리면서	[버리면서]	beorimyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	버리려고	[버리려고]	beoriryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	버리러	[버리러]	beorireo
before …-기 전에	버리기 전에	[버리기 저네]	beorigi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	버린 후에	[버린 후에]	beorin hue

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that) … now-는	버리는	[버리는]	beorineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	버린	[버린]	beorin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	버릴	[버릴]	beoril

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	버리고 싶어요	[버리고 시퍼요]	beorigo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	버릴 수 있어요	[버릴 쑤 이써요]	beoril su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	버릴 수 없어요	[버릴 쑤 업써요]	beoril su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	버려야 해요	[버려야 해요]	beoryeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	버려도 돼요	[버려도 돼요]	beoryeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	버리면 안 돼요	[버리면 안 돼요]	beorimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	버리기	[버리기]	beorigi

How 버리다 changes

버리 ends in a vowel, so 버리 + 아/어 becomes 버려 → 버려요, 버렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 버리면, 버릴. 버리다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “throw away” in Korean?

“To throw away” is 버리다 (beorida), pronounced [버리다]. In a sentence: 쓰레기를 버렸어요. — I threw away the rubbish.

What is the past tense of 버리다?

버렸어요 (beoryeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 버리다 (“to throw away”). Formal: 버렸습니다; casual: 버렸어.

How do you say 버리다 politely?

Everyday polite: 버려요 (beoryeoyo). Formal: 버립니다. Casual, with close friends: 버려.

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

버리고 싶어요 (beorigo sipeoyo), pronounced [버리고 시퍼요].

Is 버리다 irregular?

No. 버리 ends in a vowel, so 버리 + 아/어 becomes 버려 → 버려요, 버렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 버리면, 버릴. 버리다 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