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빌려주다 conjugation

to lend · billyeojuda · sounds like [빌려주다]

Short answer: “To lend” in Korean is 빌려주다 (billyeojuda). Polite present: 빌려줘요 (billyeojwoyo); past: 빌려줬어요 (billyeojwosseoyo); future: 빌려줄 거예요. It is regular.

Present빌려줘요[빌려줘요] · billyeojwoyo
Past빌려줬어요[빌려줘써요] · billyeojwosseoyo
Future빌려줄 거예요[빌려줄 꺼예요] · billyeojul geoyeyo
Negative안 빌려줘요[안 빌려줘요] · an billyeojwoyo

Opposite: 빌리다 — to borrow

빌려주다 in sentences

친구에게 돈을 빌려줬어요.I lent my friend some money.
우산 좀 빌려주세요.Please lend me an umbrella.

All forms of 빌려주다

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	빌려줘요	[빌려줘요]	billyeojwoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	빌려줍니다	[빌려줌니다]	billyeojumnida
casual-아/어	빌려줘	[빌려줘]	billyeojwo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	빌려준다	[빌려준다]	billyeojunda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	빌려줍니까?	[빌려줌니까]	billyeojumnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	빌려주고 있어요	[빌려주고 이써요]	billyeojugo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	빌려줬어요	[빌려줘써요]	billyeojwosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	빌려줬습니다	[빌려줟씀니다]	billyeojwotseumnida
casual-았/었어	빌려줬어	[빌려줘써]	billyeojwosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	빌려줬다	[빌려줟따]	billyeojwotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	빌려줄 거예요	[빌려줄 꺼예요]	billyeojul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	빌려줄 겁니다	[빌려줄 껌니다]	billyeojul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	빌려줄 거야	[빌려줄 꺼야]	billyeojul geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	빌려주겠습니다	[빌려주겓씀니다]	billyeojugetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 빌려줘요	[안 빌려줘요]	an billyeojwoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 빌려줬어요	[안 빌려줘써요]	an billyeojwosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	빌려주지 않아요	[빌려주지 아나요]	billyeojuji anayo
cannot못 …	못 빌려줘요	[몯 삘려줘요]	mot billyeojwoyo

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	빌려주세요	[빌려주세요]	billyeojuseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	빌려주셨어요	[빌려주셔써요]	billyeojusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	빌려주십니다	[빌려주심니다]	billyeojusimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	빌려주세요	[빌려주세요]	billyeojuseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	빌려줘 주세요	[빌려줘 주세요]	billyeojwo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	빌려주지 마세요	[빌려주지 마세요]	billyeojuji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	빌려줍시다	[빌려줍씨다]	billyeojupsida
let’s … (casual)-자	빌려주자	[빌려주자]	billyeojuja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	빌려줘라	[빌려줘라]	billyeojwora

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	빌려주고	[빌려주고]	billyeojugo
… so / and then-아/어서	빌려줘서	[빌려줘서]	billyeojwoseo
if …-(으)면	빌려주면	[빌려주면]	billyeojumyeon
… but-지만	빌려주지만	[빌려주지만]	billyeojujiman
because …-(으)니까	빌려주니까	[빌려주니까]	billyeojunikka
… and / but (background)-는데	빌려주는데	[빌려주는데]	billyeojuneunde
even if …-아/어도	빌려줘도	[빌려줘도]	billyeojwodo
while …-(으)면서	빌려주면서	[빌려주면서]	billyeojumyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	빌려주려고	[빌려주려고]	billyeojuryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	빌려주러	[빌려주러]	billyeojureo
before …-기 전에	빌려주기 전에	[빌려주기 저네]	billyeojugi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	빌려준 후에	[빌려준 후에]	billyeojun 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	빌려주는	[빌려주는]	billyeojuneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	빌려준	[빌려준]	billyeojun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	빌려줄	[빌려줄]	billyeojul

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	빌려주고 싶어요	[빌려주고 시퍼요]	billyeojugo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	빌려줄 수 있어요	[빌려줄 쑤 이써요]	billyeojul su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	빌려줄 수 없어요	[빌려줄 쑤 업써요]	billyeojul su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	빌려줘야 해요	[빌려줘야 해요]	billyeojwoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	빌려줘도 돼요	[빌려줘도 돼요]	billyeojwodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	빌려주면 안 돼요	[빌려주면 안 돼요]	billyeojumyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	빌려주기	[빌려주기]	billyeojugi

How 빌려주다 changes

빌려주 ends in a vowel, so 빌려주 + 아/어 becomes 빌려줘 → 빌려줘요, 빌려줬어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 빌려주면, 빌려줄. 빌려주다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “lend” in Korean?

“To lend” is 빌려주다 (billyeojuda), pronounced [빌려주다]. In a sentence: 친구에게 돈을 빌려줬어요. — I lent my friend some money.

What is the past tense of 빌려주다?

빌려줬어요 (billyeojwosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 빌려주다 (“to lend”). Formal: 빌려줬습니다; casual: 빌려줬어.

How do you say 빌려주다 politely?

Everyday polite: 빌려줘요 (billyeojwoyo). Formal: 빌려줍니다. Casual, with close friends: 빌려줘.

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

빌려주고 싶어요 (billyeojugo sipeoyo), pronounced [빌려주고 시퍼요].

Is 빌려주다 irregular?

No. 빌려주 ends in a vowel, so 빌려주 + 아/어 becomes 빌려줘 → 빌려줘요, 빌려줬어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 빌려주면, 빌려줄. 빌려주다 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