돌이켜
doh-ree-kyuh
dorikyeo
regular
돌이키다
To say to turn around politely in the present tense, use 돌이켜요 (doh-ree-kyuh-yoh) · dorikyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 돌이키다 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 | 돌이켜요 doh-ree-kyuh-yoh dorikyeoyo | 돌이킵니다 doh-ree-keem-nee-dah dorikimnida | |
| Past | 돌이켰어 doh-ree-kyuh-ssuh dorikyeosseo | 돌이켰어요 doh-ree-kyuh-ssuh-yoh dorikyeosseoyo | 돌이켰습니다 doh-ree-kyuh-sseum-nee-dah dorikyeosseumnida |
| Future | 돌이킬 거야 doh-ree-keel guh-yah dorikil geoya | 돌이킬 거예요 doh-ree-keel guh-yae-yoh dorikil geoyeyo | 돌이킬 겁니다 doh-ree-keel guhm-nee-dah dorikil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
돌이키세요
doh-ree-kee-sae-yoh
dorikiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
돌이켜요
doh-ree-kyuh-yoh
dorikyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
돌이켜요?
doh-ree-kyuh-yoh-?
dorikyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
돌이키고
doh-ree-kee-goh
dorikigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
돌이키면
doh-ree-kee-myuhn
dorikimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
돌이키고 있어요
doh-ree-kee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dorikigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
돌이키고 싶어요
doh-ree-kee-goh shee-puh-yoh
dorikigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
돌이킬 수 있어요
doh-ree-keel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dorikil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
돌이켜서
doh-ree-kyuh-suh
dorikyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
돌이키기
doh-ree-kee-gee
dorikigi
Noun form — (음)
돌이킴
doh-ree-keem
dorikim