달라
dahl-rah
dalra
다르다
To say to be different politely in the present tense, use 달라요 (dahl-rah-yoh) · dalrayo. Below is the full conjugation of 다르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (르 irregular (adj)): 르-irregular adjectives follow the same pattern as 르-irregular verbs: 르 splits before -어/-아 suffixes. 다르다 (to be different) → 달라요, 빠르다 (to be fast) → 빨라요. Before consonants 르 is unchanged: 다르고, 빠르지. 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 | 달라요 dahl-rah-yoh dalrayo | 다릅니다 dah-reum-nee-dah dareumnida | |
| Past | 달랐어 dahl-rah-ssuh dalrasseo | 달랐어요 dahl-rah-ssuh-yoh dalrasseoyo | 달랐습니다 dahl-rah-sseum-nee-dah dalrasseumnida |
| Future | 다를 거야 dah-reul guh-yah dareul geoya | 다를 거예요 dah-reul guh-yae-yoh dareul geoyeyo | 다를 겁니다 dah-reul guhm-nee-dah dareul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
다르세요
dah-reu-sae-yoh
dareuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
달라요
dahl-rah-yoh
dalrayo
Question Polite (요)
달라요?
dahl-rah-yoh-?
dalrayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
다르고
dah-reu-goh
dareugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
다르면
dah-reu-myuhn
dareumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
다르고 있어요
dah-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dareugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
다르고 싶어요
dah-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
dareugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
다를 수 있어요
dah-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dareul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
달라서
dahl-rah-suh
dalraseo
Noun form — (기)
다르기
dah-reu-gee
dareugi
Noun form — (음)
다름
dah-reum
dareum