불질러
bool-cheel-ruh
buljilreo
불지르다
To say to set fire to politely in the present tense, use 불질러요 (bool-cheel-ruh-yoh) · buljilreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 불지르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (르 irregular): 르-irregular verbs and adjectives end in 르다. Before the -어/-아 suffix the 르 splits: the ㅡ vowel drops and a ㄹ is added as the final consonant of the preceding syllable. 모르다 (not to know) → 몰라요 (not *모르어요), 부르다 (to call) → 불러요. Before consonant suffixes 르 stays intact: 모르고, 부르지. See all 르-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 불질러요 bool-cheel-ruh-yoh buljilreoyo | 불지릅니다 bool-chee-reum-nee-dah buljireumnida | |
| Past | 불질렀어 bool-cheel-ruh-ssuh buljilreosseo | 불질렀어요 bool-cheel-ruh-ssuh-yoh buljilreosseoyo | 불질렀습니다 bool-cheel-ruh-sseum-nee-dah buljilreosseumnida |
| Future | 불지를 거야 bool-chee-reul guh-yah buljireul geoya | 불지를 거예요 bool-chee-reul guh-yae-yoh buljireul geoyeyo | 불지를 겁니다 bool-chee-reul guhm-nee-dah buljireul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
불지르세요
bool-chee-reu-sae-yoh
buljireuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
불질러요
bool-cheel-ruh-yoh
buljilreoyo
Question Polite (요)
불질러요?
bool-cheel-ruh-yoh-?
buljilreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
불지르고
bool-chee-reu-goh
buljireugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
불지르면
bool-chee-reu-myuhn
buljireumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
불지르고 있어요
bool-chee-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
buljireugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
불지르고 싶어요
bool-chee-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
buljireugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
불지를 수 있어요
bool-chee-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
buljireul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
불질러서
bool-cheel-ruh-suh
buljilreoseo
Noun form — (기)
불지르기
bool-chee-reu-gee
buljireugi
Noun form — (음)
불지름
bool-chee-reum
buljireum