억눌러
uhng-nool-ruh
eongnulreo
억누르다
To say to restrain (emotion) politely in the present tense, use 억눌러요 (uhng-nool-ruh-yoh) · eongnulreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 억누르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (르 irregular): 르-irregular verbs and adjectives end in 르다. Before the -어/-아 suffix the 르 splits: the ㅡ vowel drops and a ㄹ is added as the final consonant of the preceding syllable. 모르다 (not to know) → 몰라요 (not *모르어요), 부르다 (to call) → 불러요. Before consonant suffixes 르 stays intact: 모르고, 부르지. See all 르-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 억눌러요 uhng-nool-ruh-yoh eongnulreoyo | 억누릅니다 uhng-noo-reum-nee-dah eongnureumnida | |
| Past | 억눌렀어 uhng-nool-ruh-ssuh eongnulreosseo | 억눌렀어요 uhng-nool-ruh-ssuh-yoh eongnulreosseoyo | 억눌렀습니다 uhng-nool-ruh-sseum-nee-dah eongnulreosseumnida |
| Future | 억누를 거야 uhng-noo-reul guh-yah eongnureul geoya | 억누를 거예요 uhng-noo-reul guh-yae-yoh eongnureul geoyeyo | 억누를 겁니다 uhng-noo-reul guhm-nee-dah eongnureul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
억누르세요
uhng-noo-reu-sae-yoh
eongnureuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
억눌러요
uhng-nool-ruh-yoh
eongnulreoyo
Question Polite (요)
억눌러요?
uhng-nool-ruh-yoh-?
eongnulreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
억누르고
uhng-noo-reu-goh
eongnureugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
억누르면
uhng-noo-reu-myuhn
eongnureumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
억누르고 있어요
uhng-noo-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eongnureugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
억누르고 싶어요
uhng-noo-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
eongnureugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
억누를 수 있어요
uhng-noo-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eongnureul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
억눌러서
uhng-nool-ruh-suh
eongnulreoseo
Noun form — (기)
억누르기
uhng-noo-reu-gee
eongnureugi
Noun form — (음)
억누름
uhng-noo-reum
eongnureum