Verbs · Regular

입다 conjugation

to wear; to put on (clothes) · ipda · sounds like [입따]

Short answer: “To wear” in Korean is 입다 (ipda), which also means to put on (clothes). Polite present: 입어요 (ibeoyo); past: 입었어요 (ibeosseoyo); future: 입을 거예요. It is regular.

Present입어요[이버요] · ibeoyo
Past입었어요[이버써요] · ibeosseoyo
Future입을 거예요[이블 꺼예요] · ibeul geoyeyo
Negative안 입어요[안 이버요] · an ibeoyo

Opposite: 벗다 — to take off (clothes, shoes)

입다 in sentences

오늘 뭐 입을 거예요?What are you going to wear today?
이 옷 입어 봐도 돼요?Can I try these clothes on?

All forms of 입다

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	입어요	[이버요]	ibeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	입습니다	[입씀니다]	ipseumnida
casual-아/어	입어	[이버]	ibeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	입는다	[임는다]	imneunda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	입습니까?	[입씀니까]	ipseumnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	입고 있어요	[입꼬 이써요]	ipgo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	입었어요	[이버써요]	ibeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	입었습니다	[이벋씀니다]	ibeotseumnida
casual-았/었어	입었어	[이버써]	ibeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	입었다	[이벋따]	ibeotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	입을 거예요	[이블 꺼예요]	ibeul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	입을 겁니다	[이블 껌니다]	ibeul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	입을 거야	[이블 꺼야]	ibeul geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	입겠습니다	[입껟씀니다]	ipgetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 입어요	[안 이버요]	an ibeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 입었어요	[안 이버써요]	an ibeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	입지 않아요	[입찌 아나요]	ipji anayo
cannot못 …	못 입어요	[몯 이버요]	mot ibeoyo

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	입으세요	[이브세요]	ibeuseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	입으셨어요	[이브셔써요]	ibeusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	입으십니다	[이브심니다]	ibeusimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	입으세요	[이브세요]	ibeuseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	입어 주세요	[이버 주세요]	ibeo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	입지 마세요	[입찌 마세요]	ipji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	입읍시다	[이븝씨다]	ibeupsida
let’s … (casual)-자	입자	[입짜]	ipja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	입어라	[이버라]	ibeora

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	입고	[입꼬]	ipgo
… so / and then-아/어서	입어서	[이버서]	ibeoseo
if …-(으)면	입으면	[이브면]	ibeumyeon
… but-지만	입지만	[입찌만]	ipjiman
because …-(으)니까	입으니까	[이브니까]	ibeunikka
… and / but (background)-는데	입는데	[임는데]	imneunde
even if …-아/어도	입어도	[이버도]	ibeodo
while …-(으)면서	입으면서	[이브면서]	ibeumyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	입으려고	[이브려고]	ibeuryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	입으러	[이브러]	ibeureo
before …-기 전에	입기 전에	[입끼 저네]	ipgi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	입은 후에	[이븐 후에]	ibeun 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	입는	[임는]	imneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	입은	[이븐]	ibeun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	입을	[이블]	ibeul

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	입고 싶어요	[입꼬 시퍼요]	ipgo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	입을 수 있어요	[이블 쑤 이써요]	ibeul su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	입을 수 없어요	[이블 쑤 업써요]	ibeul su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	입어야 해요	[이버야 해요]	ibeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	입어도 돼요	[이버도 돼요]	ibeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	입으면 안 돼요	[이브면 안 돼요]	ibeumyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	입기	[입끼]	ipgi

How 입다 changes

입 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 입어요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 입으면, 입을. 입다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “wear” in Korean?

“To wear” is 입다 (ipda), pronounced [입따]. In a sentence: 오늘 뭐 입을 거예요? — What are you going to wear today?

What is the past tense of 입다?

입었어요 (ibeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 입다 (“to wear”). Formal: 입었습니다; casual: 입었어.

How do you say 입다 politely?

Everyday polite: 입어요 (ibeoyo). Formal: 입습니다. Casual, with close friends: 입어.

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

입고 싶어요 (ipgo sipeoyo), pronounced [입꼬 시퍼요].

Is 입다 irregular?

No. 입 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 입어요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 입으면, 입을. 입다 is regular.

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