Verbs · Regular
벗다 conjugation
to take off (clothes, shoes) · beotda · sounds like [벋따]
Short answer: “To take off (clothes, shoes)” in Korean is 벗다 (beotda). Polite present: 벗어요 (beoseoyo); past: 벗었어요 (beoseosseoyo); future: 벗을 거예요. It is regular.
- Present벗어요[버서요] · beoseoyo
- Past벗었어요[버서써요] · beoseosseoyo
- Future벗을 거예요[버슬 꺼예요] · beoseul geoyeyo
- Negative안 벗어요[안 버서요] · an beoseoyo
Opposite: 입다 — to wear
벗다 in sentences
- 여기에서 신발을 벗으세요.Please take off your shoes here.
- 더워서 재킷을 벗었어요.It was hot, so I took off my jacket.
All forms of 벗다
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| polite-아/어요 | 벗어요 | [버서요] | beoseoyo |
| formal-(스)ㅂ니다 | 벗습니다 | [벋씀니다] | beotseumnida |
| casual-아/어 | 벗어 | [버서] | beoseo |
| plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다 | 벗는다 | [번는다] | beonneunda |
| formal question-(스)ㅂ니까? | 벗습니까? | [벋씀니까] | beotseumnikka? |
| is …ing (polite)-고 있어요 | 벗고 있어요 | [벋꼬 이써요] | beotgo isseoyo |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| polite-았/었어요 | 벗었어요 | [버서써요] | beoseosseoyo |
| formal-았/었습니다 | 벗었습니다 | [버섣씀니다] | beoseotseumnida |
| casual-았/었어 | 벗었어 | [버서써] | beoseosseo |
| plain (written)-았/었다 | 벗었다 | [버섣따] | beoseotda |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요 | 벗을 거예요 | [버슬 꺼예요] | beoseul geoyeyo |
| formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다 | 벗을 겁니다 | [버슬 껌니다] | beoseul geomnida |
| casual-(으)ㄹ 거야 | 벗을 거야 | [버슬 꺼야] | beoseul geoya |
| formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다 | 벗겠습니다 | [벋껟씀니다] | beotgetseumnida |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| not (short)안 … | 안 벗어요 | [안 버서요] | an beoseoyo |
| did not안 …았/었어요 | 안 벗었어요 | [안 버서써요] | an beoseosseoyo |
| not (long)-지 않아요 | 벗지 않아요 | [벋찌 아나요] | beotji anayo |
| cannot못 … | 못 벗어요 | [몯 뻐서요] | mot beoseoyo |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| honorific — present-(으)세요 | 벗으세요 | [버스세요] | beoseuseyo |
| honorific — past-(으)셨어요 | 벗으셨어요 | [버스셔써요] | beoseusyeosseoyo |
| honorific — formal-(으)십니다 | 벗으십니다 | [버스심니다] | beoseusimnida |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| please …-(으)세요 | 벗으세요 | [버스세요] | beoseuseyo |
| please … (for me)-아/어 주세요 | 벗어 주세요 | [버서 주세요] | beoseo juseyo |
| please don’t …-지 마세요 | 벗지 마세요 | [벋찌 마세요] | beotji maseyo |
| let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다 | 벗읍시다 | [버습씨다] | beoseupsida |
| let’s … (casual)-자 | 벗자 | [벋짜] | beotja |
| do … ! (casual command)-아/어라 | 벗어라 | [버서라] | beoseora |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| … and-고 | 벗고 | [벋꼬] | beotgo |
| … so / and then-아/어서 | 벗어서 | [버서서] | beoseoseo |
| if …-(으)면 | 벗으면 | [버스면] | beoseumyeon |
| … but-지만 | 벗지만 | [벋찌만] | beotjiman |
| because …-(으)니까 | 벗으니까 | [버스니까] | beoseunikka |
| … and / but (background)-는데 | 벗는데 | [번는데] | beonneunde |
| even if …-아/어도 | 벗어도 | [버서도] | beoseodo |
| while …-(으)면서 | 벗으면서 | [버스면서] | beoseumyeonseo |
| in order to …-(으)려고 | 벗으려고 | [버스려고] | beoseuryeogo |
| (go) to …-(으)러 | 벗으러 | [버스러] | beoseureo |
| before …-기 전에 | 벗기 전에 | [벋끼 저네] | beotgi jeone |
| after …-(으)ㄴ 후에 | 벗은 후에 | [버슨 후에] | beoseun hue |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| (that) … now-는 | 벗는 | [번는] | beonneun |
| (that) …ed-(으)ㄴ | 벗은 | [버슨] | beoseun |
| (that) will …-(으)ㄹ | 벗을 | [버슬] | beoseul |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| I want to …-고 싶어요 | 벗고 싶어요 | [벋꼬 시퍼요] | beotgo sipeoyo |
| can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요 | 벗을 수 있어요 | [버슬 쑤 이써요] | beoseul su isseoyo |
| cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요 | 벗을 수 없어요 | [버슬 쑤 업써요] | beoseul su eopseoyo |
| have to …-아/어야 해요 | 벗어야 해요 | [버서야 해요] | beoseoya haeyo |
| may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요 | 벗어도 돼요 | [버서도 돼요] | beoseodo dwaeyo |
| must not …-(으)면 안 돼요 | 벗으면 안 돼요 | [버스면 안 돼요] | beoseumyeon an dwaeyo |
| …ing (noun)-기 | 벗기 | [벋끼] | beotgi |
How 벗다 changes
벗 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 벗어요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 벗으면, 벗을. 벗다 is regular.
Questions
How do you say “take off” in Korean?
“To take off (clothes, shoes)” is 벗다 (beotda), pronounced [벋따]. In a sentence: 여기에서 신발을 벗으세요. — Please take off your shoes here.
What is the past tense of 벗다?
벗었어요 (beoseosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 벗다 (“to take off (clothes, shoes)”). Formal: 벗었습니다; casual: 벗었어.
How do you say 벗다 politely?
Everyday polite: 벗어요 (beoseoyo). Formal: 벗습니다. Casual, with close friends: 벗어.
How do you say “I want to take off” in Korean?
벗고 싶어요 (beotgo sipeoyo), pronounced [벋꼬 시퍼요].
Is 벗다 irregular?
No. 벗 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 벗어요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 벗으면, 벗을. 벗다 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