둘러싸
dool-ruh-ssah
dulreossa
regular
둘러싸다
To say to surround politely in the present tense, use 둘러싸요 (dool-ruh-ssah-yoh) · dulreossayo. Below is the full conjugation of 둘러싸다 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 | 둘러싸요 dool-ruh-ssah-yoh dulreossayo | 둘러쌉니다 dool-ruh-ssahm-nee-dah dulreossamnida | |
| Past | 둘러쌌어 dool-ruh-ssah-ssuh dulreossasseo | 둘러쌌어요 dool-ruh-ssah-ssuh-yoh dulreossasseoyo | 둘러쌌습니다 dool-ruh-ssah-sseum-nee-dah dulreossasseumnida |
| Future | 둘러쌀 거야 dool-ruh-ssahl guh-yah dulreossal geoya | 둘러쌀 거예요 dool-ruh-ssahl guh-yae-yoh dulreossal geoyeyo | 둘러쌀 겁니다 dool-ruh-ssahl guhm-nee-dah dulreossal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
둘러싸세요
dool-ruh-ssah-sae-yoh
dulreossaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
둘러싸요
dool-ruh-ssah-yoh
dulreossayo
Question Polite (요)
둘러싸요?
dool-ruh-ssah-yoh-?
dulreossayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
둘러싸고
dool-ruh-ssah-goh
dulreossago
Conditional "if" — (면)
둘러싸면
dool-ruh-ssah-myuhn
dulreossamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
둘러싸고 있어요
dool-ruh-ssah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dulreossago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
둘러싸고 싶어요
dool-ruh-ssah-goh shee-puh-yoh
dulreossago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
둘러쌀 수 있어요
dool-ruh-ssahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dulreossal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
둘러싸서
dool-ruh-ssah-suh
dulreossaseo
Noun form — (기)
둘러싸기
dool-ruh-ssah-gee
dulreossagi
Noun form — (음)
둘러쌈
dool-ruh-ssahm
dulreossam