Verbs · Regular

타다 conjugation

to ride; to get on (a bus, train) · tada · sounds like [타다]

Short answer: “To ride” in Korean is 타다 (tada), which also means to get on (a bus, train). Polite present: 타요 (tayo); past: 탔어요 (tasseoyo); future: 탈 거예요. It is regular.

Present타요[타요] · tayo
Past탔어요[타써요] · tasseoyo
Future탈 거예요[탈 꺼예요] · tal geoyeyo
Negative안 타요[안 타요] · an tayo

타다 in sentences

지하철을 타요.I take the subway.
어디에서 버스를 타야 해요?Where do I have to get on the bus?

All forms of 타다

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	타요	[타요]	tayo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	탑니다	[탐니다]	tamnida
casual-아/어	타	[타]	ta
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	탄다	[탄다]	tanda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	탑니까?	[탐니까]	tamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	타고 있어요	[타고 이써요]	tago isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	탔어요	[타써요]	tasseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	탔습니다	[탇씀니다]	tatseumnida
casual-았/었어	탔어	[타써]	tasseo
plain (written)-았/었다	탔다	[탇따]	tatda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	탈 거예요	[탈 꺼예요]	tal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	탈 겁니다	[탈 껌니다]	tal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	탈 거야	[탈 꺼야]	tal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	타겠습니다	[타겓씀니다]	tagetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 타요	[안 타요]	an tayo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 탔어요	[안 타써요]	an tasseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	타지 않아요	[타지 아나요]	taji anayo
cannot못 …	못 타요	[몯 타요]	mot tayo

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	타세요	[타세요]	taseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	타셨어요	[타셔써요]	tasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	타십니다	[타심니다]	tasimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	타세요	[타세요]	taseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	타 주세요	[타 주세요]	ta juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	타지 마세요	[타지 마세요]	taji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	탑시다	[탑씨다]	tapsida
let’s … (casual)-자	타자	[타자]	taja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	타라	[타라]	tara

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	타고	[타고]	tago
… so / and then-아/어서	타서	[타서]	taseo
if …-(으)면	타면	[타면]	tamyeon
… but-지만	타지만	[타지만]	tajiman
because …-(으)니까	타니까	[타니까]	tanikka
… and / but (background)-는데	타는데	[타는데]	taneunde
even if …-아/어도	타도	[타도]	tado
while …-(으)면서	타면서	[타면서]	tamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	타려고	[타려고]	taryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	타러	[타러]	tareo
before …-기 전에	타기 전에	[타기 저네]	tagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	탄 후에	[탄 후에]	tan 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	타는	[타는]	taneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	탄	[탄]	tan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	탈	[탈]	tal

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	타고 싶어요	[타고 시퍼요]	tago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	탈 수 있어요	[탈 쑤 이써요]	tal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	탈 수 없어요	[탈 쑤 업써요]	tal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	타야 해요	[타야 해요]	taya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	타도 돼요	[타도 돼요]	tado dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	타면 안 돼요	[타면 안 돼요]	tamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	타기	[타기]	tagi

How 타다 changes

타 ends in a vowel, so 타 + 아/어 becomes 타 → 타요, 탔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 타면, 탈. 타다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “ride” in Korean?

“To ride” is 타다 (tada), pronounced [타다]. In a sentence: 지하철을 타요. — I take the subway.

What is the past tense of 타다?

탔어요 (tasseoyo) is the polite past tense of 타다 (“to ride”). Formal: 탔습니다; casual: 탔어.

How do you say 타다 politely?

Everyday polite: 타요 (tayo). Formal: 탑니다. Casual, with close friends: 타.

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

타고 싶어요 (tago sipeoyo), pronounced [타고 시퍼요].

Is 타다 irregular?

No. 타 ends in a vowel, so 타 + 아/어 becomes 타 → 타요, 탔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 타면, 탈. 타다 is regular.

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