Verbs · Regular

태우다 conjugation

to give (someone) a ride; to burn · taeuda · sounds like [태우다]

Short answer: “To give (someone) a ride” in Korean is 태우다 (taeuda), which also means to burn. Polite present: 태워요 (taewoyo); past: 태웠어요 (taewosseoyo); future: 태울 거예요. It is regular.

Present태워요[태워요] · taewoyo
Past태웠어요[태워써요] · taewosseoyo
Future태울 거예요[태울 꺼예요] · taeul geoyeyo
Negative안 태워요[안 태워요] · an taewoyo

태우다 in sentences

역까지 태워 줄게요.I’ll give you a ride to the station.
종이를 태웠어요.I burned the paper.

All forms of 태우다

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	태워요	[태워요]	taewoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	태웁니다	[태움니다]	taeumnida
casual-아/어	태워	[태워]	taewo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	태운다	[태운다]	taeunda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	태웁니까?	[태움니까]	taeumnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	태우고 있어요	[태우고 이써요]	taeugo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	태웠어요	[태워써요]	taewosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	태웠습니다	[태웓씀니다]	taewotseumnida
casual-았/었어	태웠어	[태워써]	taewosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	태웠다	[태웓따]	taewotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	태울 거예요	[태울 꺼예요]	taeul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	태울 겁니다	[태울 껌니다]	taeul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	태울 거야	[태울 꺼야]	taeul geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	태우겠습니다	[태우겓씀니다]	taeugetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 태워요	[안 태워요]	an taewoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 태웠어요	[안 태워써요]	an taewosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	태우지 않아요	[태우지 아나요]	taeuji anayo
cannot못 …	못 태워요	[몯 태워요]	mot taewoyo

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	태우세요	[태우세요]	taeuseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	태우셨어요	[태우셔써요]	taeusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	태우십니다	[태우심니다]	taeusimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	태우세요	[태우세요]	taeuseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	태워 주세요	[태워 주세요]	taewo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	태우지 마세요	[태우지 마세요]	taeuji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	태웁시다	[태웁씨다]	taeupsida
let’s … (casual)-자	태우자	[태우자]	taeuja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	태워라	[태워라]	taewora

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	태우고	[태우고]	taeugo
… so / and then-아/어서	태워서	[태워서]	taewoseo
if …-(으)면	태우면	[태우면]	taeumyeon
… but-지만	태우지만	[태우지만]	taeujiman
because …-(으)니까	태우니까	[태우니까]	taeunikka
… and / but (background)-는데	태우는데	[태우는데]	taeuneunde
even if …-아/어도	태워도	[태워도]	taewodo
while …-(으)면서	태우면서	[태우면서]	taeumyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	태우려고	[태우려고]	taeuryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	태우러	[태우러]	taeureo
before …-기 전에	태우기 전에	[태우기 저네]	taeugi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	태운 후에	[태운 후에]	taeun 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	태우는	[태우는]	taeuneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	태운	[태운]	taeun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	태울	[태울]	taeul

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	태우고 싶어요	[태우고 시퍼요]	taeugo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	태울 수 있어요	[태울 쑤 이써요]	taeul su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	태울 수 없어요	[태울 쑤 업써요]	taeul su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	태워야 해요	[태워야 해요]	taewoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	태워도 돼요	[태워도 돼요]	taewodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	태우면 안 돼요	[태우면 안 돼요]	taeumyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	태우기	[태우기]	taeugi

How 태우다 changes

태우 ends in a vowel, so 태우 + 아/어 becomes 태워 → 태워요, 태웠어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 태우면, 태울. 태우다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “give a ride” in Korean?

“To give (someone) a ride” is 태우다 (taeuda), pronounced [태우다]. In a sentence: 역까지 태워 줄게요. — I’ll give you a ride to the station.

What is the past tense of 태우다?

태웠어요 (taewosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 태우다 (“to give (someone) a ride”). Formal: 태웠습니다; casual: 태웠어.

How do you say 태우다 politely?

Everyday polite: 태워요 (taewoyo). Formal: 태웁니다. Casual, with close friends: 태워.

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

태우고 싶어요 (taeugo sipeoyo), pronounced [태우고 시퍼요].

Is 태우다 irregular?

No. 태우 ends in a vowel, so 태우 + 아/어 becomes 태워 → 태워요, 태웠어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 태우면, 태울. 태우다 is regular.

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