아요/어요

The ending -아요/어요 is used to form the polite present tense.

Indicates the present tense of action verbs (verbs) or description verbs (adjectives)

• ▸ 저는 밥을 먹어요.

  I eat a meal.

• ▸ 책을 사요.

  I buy a book.

• ▸ 한국어를 공부해요.

  I learn Korean.

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Grammar tips

- To form the present tense in the polite form, we must change the ending of the verb to -아요/어요. If the last vowel of the verb stem ends in ㅏ or ㅗ, we add 아요, otherwise we add 어요. The exception is the verb 하다 which becomes 해요.

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