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보내다 conjugation

to send; to spend (time) · bonaeda · sounds like [보내다]

Short answer: “To send” in Korean is 보내다 (bonaeda), which also means to spend (time). Polite present: 보내요 (bonaeyo); past: 보냈어요 (bonaesseoyo); future: 보낼 거예요. It is regular.

보내다 in sentences

All forms of 보내다

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/어요보내요[보내요]bonaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다보냅니다[보냄니다]bonaemnida
casual-아/어보내[보내]bonae
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다보낸다[보낸다]bonaenda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?보냅니까?[보냄니까]bonaemnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요보내고 있어요[보내고 이써요]bonaego isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요보냈어요[보내써요]bonaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다보냈습니다[보낻씀니다]bonaetseumnida
casual-았/었어보냈어[보내써]bonaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다보냈다[보낻따]bonaetda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요보낼 거예요[보낼 꺼예요]bonael geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다보낼 겁니다[보낼 껌니다]bonael geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야보낼 거야[보낼 꺼야]bonael geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다보내겠습니다[보내겓씀니다]bonaegetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 보내요[안 보내요]an bonaeyo
did not안 …았/었어요안 보냈어요[안 보내써요]an bonaesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요보내지 않아요[보내지 아나요]bonaeji anayo
cannot못 …못 보내요[몯 뽀내요]mot bonaeyo
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)세요보내세요[보내세요]bonaeseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요보내셨어요[보내셔써요]bonaesyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다보내십니다[보내심니다]bonaesimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요보내세요[보내세요]bonaeseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요보내 주세요[보내 주세요]bonae juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요보내지 마세요[보내지 마세요]bonaeji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다보냅시다[보냅씨다]bonaepsida
let’s … (casual)-자보내자[보내자]bonaeja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라보내라[보내라]bonaera
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고보내고[보내고]bonaego
… so / and then-아/어서보내서[보내서]bonaeseo
if …-(으)면보내면[보내면]bonaemyeon
… but-지만보내지만[보내지만]bonaejiman
because …-(으)니까보내니까[보내니까]bonaenikka
… and / but (background)-는데보내는데[보내는데]bonaeneunde
even if …-아/어도보내도[보내도]bonaedo
while …-(으)면서보내면서[보내면서]bonaemyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고보내려고[보내려고]bonaeryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러보내러[보내러]bonaereo
before …-기 전에보내기 전에[보내기 저네]bonaegi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에보낸 후에[보낸 후에]bonaen hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는보내는[보내는]bonaeneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ보낸[보낸]bonaen
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ보낼[보낼]bonael
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요보내고 싶어요[보내고 시퍼요]bonaego sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요보낼 수 있어요[보낼 쑤 이써요]bonael su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요보낼 수 없어요[보낼 쑤 업써요]bonael su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요보내야 해요[보내야 해요]bonaeya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요보내도 돼요[보내도 돼요]bonaedo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요보내면 안 돼요[보내면 안 돼요]bonaemyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기보내기[보내기]bonaegi

How 보내다 changes

보내 ends in a vowel, so 보내 + 아/어 becomes 보내 → 보내요, 보냈어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 보내면, 보낼. 보내다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “send” in Korean?

“To send” is 보내다 (bonaeda), pronounced [보내다]. In a sentence: 사진을 보내 주세요. — Please send me the photo.

What is the past tense of 보내다?

보냈어요 (bonaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 보내다 (“to send”). Formal: 보냈습니다; casual: 보냈어.

How do you say 보내다 politely?

Everyday polite: 보내요 (bonaeyo). Formal: 보냅니다. Casual, with close friends: 보내.

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

보내고 싶어요 (bonaego sipeoyo), pronounced [보내고 시퍼요].

Is 보내다 irregular?

No. 보내 ends in a vowel, so 보내 + 아/어 becomes 보내 → 보내요, 보냈어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 보내면, 보낼. 보내다 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