붙들어
boo-tteu-ruh
butteureo
붙들다
To say to hold on to, to grab, to cling to politely in the present tense, use 붙들어요 (boo-tteu-ruh-yoh) · butteureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 붙들다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem): ㄹ-stem verbs end in ㄹ as the final consonant. They are conjugated regularly with vowel suffixes (살다 → 살아요), but the ㄹ drops before certain consonant suffixes — specifically before ㄴ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and before the formal ending 습니다: 살다 → 사는, 삽니다, 살지 (ㄹ kept before ㅈ). This is sometimes called a "ㄹ drop" or "ㄹ irregular." See all ㄹ-stem verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 붙들어요 boo-tteu-ruh-yoh butteureoyo | 붙듭니다 boo-tteum-nee-dah butteumnida | |
| Past | 붙들었어 boo-tteu-ruh-ssuh butteureosseo | 붙들었어요 boo-tteu-ruh-ssuh-yoh butteureosseoyo | 붙들었습니다 boo-tteu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah butteureosseumnida |
| Future | 붙들 거야 boo-tteul guh-yah butteul geoya | 붙들 거예요 boo-tteul guh-yae-yoh butteul geoyeyo | 붙들 겁니다 boo-tteul guhm-nee-dah butteul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
붙드세요
boo-tteu-sae-yoh
butteuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
붙들어요
boo-tteu-ruh-yoh
butteureoyo
Question Polite (요)
붙들어요?
boo-tteu-ruh-yoh-?
butteureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
붙들고
boo-tteul-goh
butteulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
붙들면
boo-tteul-myuhn
butteulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
붙들고 있어요
boo-tteul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
butteulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
붙들고 싶어요
boo-tteul-goh shee-puh-yoh
butteulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
붙들 수 있어요
boo-tteul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
butteul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
붙들어서
boo-tteu-ruh-suh
butteureoseo
Noun form — (기)
붙들기
boo-tteul-gee
butteulgi
Noun form — (음)
붙듦
boo-tteum
butteum