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아요 / 어요 — Present tense

Polite present
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The standard polite present ending. Verb stem + 아요 (bright vowel) or 어요 (dark vowel).

Tip: Stem vowel 아/오 → 아요. Everything else → 어요. 하다 verbs → 해요.

Examples

KoreanEnglish
먹어요. I eat / am eating.
가요. I go / am going.
봐요. I see / watch.