다려
dah-ryuh
daryeo
regular
다리다
To say to iron politely in the present tense, use 다려요 (dah-ryuh-yoh) · daryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 다리다 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 | 다려요 dah-ryuh-yoh daryeoyo | 다립니다 dah-reem-nee-dah darimnida | |
| Past | 다렸어 dah-ryuh-ssuh daryeosseo | 다렸어요 dah-ryuh-ssuh-yoh daryeosseoyo | 다렸습니다 dah-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah daryeosseumnida |
| Future | 다릴 거야 dah-reel guh-yah daril geoya | 다릴 거예요 dah-reel guh-yae-yoh daril geoyeyo | 다릴 겁니다 dah-reel guhm-nee-dah daril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
다리세요
dah-ree-sae-yoh
dariseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
다려요
dah-ryuh-yoh
daryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
다려요?
dah-ryuh-yoh-?
daryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
다리고
dah-ree-goh
darigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
다리면
dah-ree-myuhn
darimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
다리고 있어요
dah-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
darigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
다리고 싶어요
dah-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
darigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
다릴 수 있어요
dah-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
daril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
다려서
dah-ryuh-suh
daryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
다리기
dah-ree-gee
darigi
Noun form — (음)
다림
dah-reem
darim