다스려
dah-seu-ryuh
daseuryeo
regular
다스리다
To say to rule (over), govern (a state, country) politely in the present tense, use 다스려요 (dah-seu-ryuh-yoh) · daseuryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 다스리다 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 | 다스려요 dah-seu-ryuh-yoh daseuryeoyo | 다스립니다 dah-seu-reem-nee-dah daseurimnida | |
| Past | 다스렸어 dah-seu-ryuh-ssuh daseuryeosseo | 다스렸어요 dah-seu-ryuh-ssuh-yoh daseuryeosseoyo | 다스렸습니다 dah-seu-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah daseuryeosseumnida |
| Future | 다스릴 거야 dah-seu-reel guh-yah daseuril geoya | 다스릴 거예요 dah-seu-reel guh-yae-yoh daseuril geoyeyo | 다스릴 겁니다 dah-seu-reel guhm-nee-dah daseuril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
다스리세요
dah-seu-ree-sae-yoh
daseuriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
다스려요
dah-seu-ryuh-yoh
daseuryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
다스려요?
dah-seu-ryuh-yoh-?
daseuryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
다스리고
dah-seu-ree-goh
daseurigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
다스리면
dah-seu-ree-myuhn
daseurimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
다스리고 있어요
dah-seu-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
daseurigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
다스리고 싶어요
dah-seu-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
daseurigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
다스릴 수 있어요
dah-seu-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
daseuril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
다스려서
dah-seu-ryuh-suh
daseuryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
다스리기
dah-seu-ree-gee
daseurigi
Noun form — (음)
다스림
dah-seu-reem
daseurim