부려
boo-ryuh
buryeo
regular
부리다
To say to make (horse, cattle) work politely in the present tense, use 부려요 (boo-ryuh-yoh) · buryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 부리다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 부려요 boo-ryuh-yoh buryeoyo | 부립니다 boo-reem-nee-dah burimnida | |
| Past | 부렸어 boo-ryuh-ssuh buryeosseo | 부렸어요 boo-ryuh-ssuh-yoh buryeosseoyo | 부렸습니다 boo-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah buryeosseumnida |
| Future | 부릴 거야 boo-reel guh-yah buril geoya | 부릴 거예요 boo-reel guh-yae-yoh buril geoyeyo | 부릴 겁니다 boo-reel guhm-nee-dah buril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
부리세요
boo-ree-sae-yoh
buriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
부려요
boo-ryuh-yoh
buryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
부려요?
boo-ryuh-yoh-?
buryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
부리고
boo-ree-goh
burigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
부리면
boo-ree-myuhn
burimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
부리고 있어요
boo-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
burigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
부리고 싶어요
boo-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
burigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
부릴 수 있어요
boo-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
buril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
부려서
boo-ryuh-suh
buryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
부리기
boo-ree-gee
burigi
Noun form — (음)
부림
boo-reem
burim