두드려
doo-deu-ryuh
dudeuryeo
regular
두드리다
To say to knock, to tap, to beat, to rap politely in the present tense, use 두드려요 (doo-deu-ryuh-yoh) · dudeuryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 두드리다 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 | 두드려요 doo-deu-ryuh-yoh dudeuryeoyo | 두드립니다 doo-deu-reem-nee-dah dudeurimnida | |
| Past | 두드렸어 doo-deu-ryuh-ssuh dudeuryeosseo | 두드렸어요 doo-deu-ryuh-ssuh-yoh dudeuryeosseoyo | 두드렸습니다 doo-deu-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah dudeuryeosseumnida |
| Future | 두드릴 거야 doo-deu-reel guh-yah dudeuril geoya | 두드릴 거예요 doo-deu-reel guh-yae-yoh dudeuril geoyeyo | 두드릴 겁니다 doo-deu-reel guhm-nee-dah dudeuril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
두드리세요
doo-deu-ree-sae-yoh
dudeuriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
두드려요
doo-deu-ryuh-yoh
dudeuryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
두드려요?
doo-deu-ryuh-yoh-?
dudeuryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
두드리고
doo-deu-ree-goh
dudeurigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
두드리면
doo-deu-ree-myuhn
dudeurimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
두드리고 있어요
doo-deu-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dudeurigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
두드리고 싶어요
doo-deu-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
dudeurigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
두드릴 수 있어요
doo-deu-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dudeuril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
두드려서
doo-deu-ryuh-suh
dudeuryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
두드리기
doo-deu-ree-gee
dudeurigi
Noun form — (음)
두드림
doo-deu-reem
dudeurim