To be busy in Korean 🇰🇷

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to be busy	바쁘다

How to say “to be busy” in Korean? “바쁘다”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “바쁘다” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to be busy in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tip to Remember: Associate “바쁘다” (bappeuda) with “busyness” by thinking of the busy hum of a bustling bar—imagine everyone rushing around, staying busy.

Explanation: “바쁘다” means “to be busy.” It is an adjective used to describe someone or something engaged with many tasks or a hectic schedule.

Similar Words:
• “분주하다” (bunju-hada) – emphasizes being occupied or swamped; often used in formal contexts.
• “일이 많다” (iri manta) – literally “to have many tasks,” describing a busy state.

Conjugations:
Base Form: 바쁘다 (bappeuda)

Present Tense:
• Informal: 바빠 (bappa)
• Polite: 바빠요 (bappayo)
• Formal: 바쁩니다 (bappeumnida)

Past Tense:
• Informal: 바빴어 (bappasseo)
• Polite: 바빴어요 (bappasseoyo)
• Formal: 바빴습니다 (bappasseumnida)

Future Tense (using the future marker “-ㄹ/을 거예요”):
• Informal: 바쁠 거야 (bappeul geoya)
• Polite: 바쁠 거예요 (bappeul geoyeyo)
• Formal: 바쁠 것입니다 (bappeul geosimnida)

Example Sentences:
1. I’m busy today.
• 오늘 바빠요. (Oneul bappayo.)

2. She was busy yesterday.
• 어제 바빴어요. (Eoje bappasseoyo.)

3. They will be busy tomorrow.
• 내일 바쁠 거예요. (Naeil bappeul geoyeyo.)

4. We have been busy all week.
• 우리는 일주일 내내 바빴어요. (Urineun ilju-il naenae bappasseoyo.)

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