돌아서
doh-rah-suh
doraseo
regular
돌아서다
To say to turn around (while standing) politely in the present tense, use 돌아서요 (doh-rah-suh-yoh) · doraseoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 돌아서다 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 | 돌아서요 doh-rah-suh-yoh doraseoyo | 돌아섭니다 doh-rah-suhm-nee-dah doraseomnida | |
| Past | 돌아섰어 doh-rah-suh-ssuh doraseosseo | 돌아섰어요 doh-rah-suh-ssuh-yoh doraseosseoyo | 돌아섰습니다 doh-rah-suh-sseum-nee-dah doraseosseumnida |
| Future | 돌아설 거야 doh-rah-suhl guh-yah doraseol geoya | 돌아설 거예요 doh-rah-suhl guh-yae-yoh doraseol geoyeyo | 돌아설 겁니다 doh-rah-suhl guhm-nee-dah doraseol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
돌아서세요
doh-rah-suh-sae-yoh
doraseoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
돌아서요
doh-rah-suh-yoh
doraseoyo
Question Polite (요)
돌아서요?
doh-rah-suh-yoh-?
doraseoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
돌아서고
doh-rah-suh-goh
doraseogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
돌아서면
doh-rah-suh-myuhn
doraseomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
돌아서고 있어요
doh-rah-suh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
doraseogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
돌아서고 싶어요
doh-rah-suh-goh shee-puh-yoh
doraseogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
돌아설 수 있어요
doh-rah-suhl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
doraseol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
돌아서서
doh-rah-suh-suh
doraseoseo
Noun form — (기)
돌아서기
doh-rah-suh-gee
doraseogi
Noun form — (음)
돌아섬
doh-rah-suhm
doraseom