돌아
doh-rah
dora
돌다
To say to revolve, rotate, spin, turn politely in the present tense, use 돌아요 (doh-rah-yoh) · dorayo. Below is the full conjugation of 돌다 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 | 돌아요 doh-rah-yoh dorayo | 돕니다 dohm-nee-dah domnida | |
| Past | 돌았어 doh-rah-ssuh dorasseo | 돌았어요 doh-rah-ssuh-yoh dorasseoyo | 돌았습니다 doh-rah-sseum-nee-dah dorasseumnida |
| Future | 돌 거야 dohl guh-yah dol geoya | 돌 거예요 dohl guh-yae-yoh dol geoyeyo | 돌 겁니다 dohl guhm-nee-dah dol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
도세요
doh-sae-yoh
doseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
돌아요
doh-rah-yoh
dorayo
Question Polite (요)
돌아요?
doh-rah-yoh-?
dorayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
돌고
dohl-goh
dolgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
돌면
dohl-myuhn
dolmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
돌고 있어요
dohl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dolgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
돌고 싶어요
dohl-goh shee-puh-yoh
dolgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
돌 수 있어요
dohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
돌아서
doh-rah-suh
doraseo
Noun form — (기)
돌기
dohl-gee
dolgi
Noun form — (음)
돎
dohm
dom