다물어
dah-moo-ruh
damureo
다물다
To say to shut (mouth), to close (mouth) politely in the present tense, use 다물어요 (dah-moo-ruh-yoh) · damureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 다물다 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 | 다물어요 dah-moo-ruh-yoh damureoyo | 다뭅니다 dah-moom-nee-dah damumnida | |
| Past | 다물었어 dah-moo-ruh-ssuh damureosseo | 다물었어요 dah-moo-ruh-ssuh-yoh damureosseoyo | 다물었습니다 dah-moo-ruh-sseum-nee-dah damureosseumnida |
| Future | 다물 거야 dah-mool guh-yah damul geoya | 다물 거예요 dah-mool guh-yae-yoh damul geoyeyo | 다물 겁니다 dah-mool guhm-nee-dah damul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
다무세요
dah-moo-sae-yoh
damuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
다물어요
dah-moo-ruh-yoh
damureoyo
Question Polite (요)
다물어요?
dah-moo-ruh-yoh-?
damureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
다물고
dah-mool-goh
damulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
다물면
dah-mool-myuhn
damulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
다물고 있어요
dah-mool-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
damulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
다물고 싶어요
dah-mool-goh shee-puh-yoh
damulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
다물 수 있어요
dah-mool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
damul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
다물어서
dah-moo-ruh-suh
damureoseo
Noun form — (기)
다물기
dah-mool-gee
damulgi
Noun form — (음)
다묾
dah-moom
damum