들어
deu-ruh
deureo
들다
To say to come in, go in, get in, enter politely in the present tense, use 들어요 (deu-ruh-yoh) · deureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 들다 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 | 들어요 deu-ruh-yoh deureoyo | 듭니다 deum-nee-dah deumnida | |
| Past | 들었어 deu-ruh-ssuh deureosseo | 들었어요 deu-ruh-ssuh-yoh deureosseoyo | 들었습니다 deu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah deureosseumnida |
| Future | 들 거야 deul guh-yah deul geoya | 들 거예요 deul guh-yae-yoh deul geoyeyo | 들 겁니다 deul guhm-nee-dah deul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
드세요
deu-sae-yoh
deuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
들어요
deu-ruh-yoh
deureoyo
Question Polite (요)
들어요?
deu-ruh-yoh-?
deureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
들고
deul-goh
deulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
들면
deul-myuhn
deulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
들고 있어요
deul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
deulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
들고 싶어요
deul-goh shee-puh-yoh
deulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
들 수 있어요
deul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
deul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
들어서
deu-ruh-suh
deureoseo
Noun form — (기)
들기
deul-gee
deulgi
Noun form — (음)
듦
deum