Verbs · 우 irregular

푸다 conjugation

to scoop; to ladle · puda · sounds like [푸다]

Short answer: “To scoop” in Korean is 푸다 (puda), which also means to ladle. Polite present: 퍼요 (peoyo); past: 펐어요 (peosseoyo); future: 풀 거예요. It is a 우 irregular verb.

Present퍼요[퍼요] · peoyo
Past펐어요[퍼써요] · peosseoyo
Future풀 거예요[풀 꺼예요] · pul geoyeyo
Negative안 퍼요[안 퍼요] · an peoyo

푸다 in sentences

밥을 퍼 주세요.Please scoop some rice for me.
국을 그릇에 펐어요.I ladled the soup into a bowl.

All forms of 푸다

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	퍼요	[퍼요]	peoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	풉니다	[품니다]	pumnida
casual-아/어	퍼	[퍼]	peo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	푼다	[푼다]	punda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	풉니까?	[품니까]	pumnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	푸고 있어요	[푸고 이써요]	pugo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	펐어요	[퍼써요]	peosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	펐습니다	[펃씀니다]	peotseumnida
casual-았/었어	펐어	[퍼써]	peosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	펐다	[펃따]	peotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	풀 거예요	[풀 꺼예요]	pul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	풀 겁니다	[풀 껌니다]	pul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	풀 거야	[풀 꺼야]	pul geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	푸겠습니다	[푸겓씀니다]	pugetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 퍼요	[안 퍼요]	an peoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 펐어요	[안 퍼써요]	an peosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	푸지 않아요	[푸지 아나요]	puji anayo
cannot못 …	못 퍼요	[몯 퍼요]	mot peoyo

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	푸세요	[푸세요]	puseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	푸셨어요	[푸셔써요]	pusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	푸십니다	[푸심니다]	pusimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	푸세요	[푸세요]	puseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	퍼 주세요	[퍼 주세요]	peo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	푸지 마세요	[푸지 마세요]	puji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	풉시다	[풉씨다]	pupsida
let’s … (casual)-자	푸자	[푸자]	puja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	퍼라	[퍼라]	peora

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	푸고	[푸고]	pugo
… so / and then-아/어서	퍼서	[퍼서]	peoseo
if …-(으)면	푸면	[푸면]	pumyeon
… but-지만	푸지만	[푸지만]	pujiman
because …-(으)니까	푸니까	[푸니까]	punikka
… and / but (background)-는데	푸는데	[푸는데]	puneunde
even if …-아/어도	퍼도	[퍼도]	peodo
while …-(으)면서	푸면서	[푸면서]	pumyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	푸려고	[푸려고]	puryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	푸러	[푸러]	pureo
before …-기 전에	푸기 전에	[푸기 저네]	pugi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	푼 후에	[푼 후에]	pun 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	푸는	[푸는]	puneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	푼	[푼]	pun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	풀	[풀]	pul

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	푸고 싶어요	[푸고 시퍼요]	pugo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	풀 수 있어요	[풀 쑤 이써요]	pul su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	풀 수 없어요	[풀 쑤 업써요]	pul su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	퍼야 해요	[퍼야 해요]	peoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	퍼도 돼요	[퍼도 돼요]	peodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	푸면 안 돼요	[푸면 안 돼요]	pumyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	푸기	[푸기]	pugi

How 푸다 changes

우 irregular: 푸다 is the only common one — 우 drops before 어 → 퍼요, 펐어요. Other 우 verbs merge normally (주다 → 줘요).

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Questions

How do you say “scoop” in Korean?

“To scoop” is 푸다 (puda), pronounced [푸다]. In a sentence: 밥을 퍼 주세요. — Please scoop some rice for me.

What is the past tense of 푸다?

펐어요 (peosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 푸다 (“to scoop”). Formal: 펐습니다; casual: 펐어.

How do you say 푸다 politely?

Everyday polite: 퍼요 (peoyo). Formal: 풉니다. Casual, with close friends: 퍼.

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

푸고 싶어요 (pugo sipeoyo), pronounced [푸고 시퍼요].

Is 푸다 irregular?

Yes — 우 irregular: 푸다 is the only common one — 우 drops before 어 → 퍼요, 펐어요. Other 우 verbs merge normally (주다 → 줘요).

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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