달려
dahl-ryuh
dalryeo
regular
달리다
To say to run, to rush politely in the present tense, use 달려요 (dahl-ryuh-yoh) · dalryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 달리다 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 | 달려요 dahl-ryuh-yoh dalryeoyo | 달립니다 dahl-reem-nee-dah dalrimnida | |
| Past | 달렸어 dahl-ryuh-ssuh dalryeosseo | 달렸어요 dahl-ryuh-ssuh-yoh dalryeosseoyo | 달렸습니다 dahl-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah dalryeosseumnida |
| Future | 달릴 거야 dahl-reel guh-yah dalril geoya | 달릴 거예요 dahl-reel guh-yae-yoh dalril geoyeyo | 달릴 겁니다 dahl-reel guhm-nee-dah dalril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
달리세요
dahl-ree-sae-yoh
dalriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
달려요
dahl-ryuh-yoh
dalryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
달려요?
dahl-ryuh-yoh-?
dalryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
달리고
dahl-ree-goh
dalrigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
달리면
dahl-ree-myuhn
dalrimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
달리고 있어요
dahl-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dalrigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
달리고 싶어요
dahl-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
dalrigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
달릴 수 있어요
dahl-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dalril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
달려서
dahl-ryuh-suh
dalryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
달리기
dahl-ree-gee
dalrigi
Noun form — (음)
달림
dahl-reem
dalrim