얼버무려
uhl-buh-moo-ryuh
eolbeomuryeo
regular
얼버무리다
To say to speak ambiguously, to equivocate, to prevaricate politely in the present tense, use 얼버무려요 (uhl-buh-moo-ryuh-yoh) · eolbeomuryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 얼버무리다 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 | 얼버무려요 uhl-buh-moo-ryuh-yoh eolbeomuryeoyo | 얼버무립니다 uhl-buh-moo-reem-nee-dah eolbeomurimnida | |
| Past | 얼버무렸어 uhl-buh-moo-ryuh-ssuh eolbeomuryeosseo | 얼버무렸어요 uhl-buh-moo-ryuh-ssuh-yoh eolbeomuryeosseoyo | 얼버무렸습니다 uhl-buh-moo-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah eolbeomuryeosseumnida |
| Future | 얼버무릴 거야 uhl-buh-moo-reel guh-yah eolbeomuril geoya | 얼버무릴 거예요 uhl-buh-moo-reel guh-yae-yoh eolbeomuril geoyeyo | 얼버무릴 겁니다 uhl-buh-moo-reel guhm-nee-dah eolbeomuril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
얼버무리세요
uhl-buh-moo-ree-sae-yoh
eolbeomuriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
얼버무려요
uhl-buh-moo-ryuh-yoh
eolbeomuryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
얼버무려요?
uhl-buh-moo-ryuh-yoh-?
eolbeomuryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
얼버무리고
uhl-buh-moo-ree-goh
eolbeomurigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
얼버무리면
uhl-buh-moo-ree-myuhn
eolbeomurimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
얼버무리고 있어요
uhl-buh-moo-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eolbeomurigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
얼버무리고 싶어요
uhl-buh-moo-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
eolbeomurigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
얼버무릴 수 있어요
uhl-buh-moo-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eolbeomuril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
얼버무려서
uhl-buh-moo-ryuh-suh
eolbeomuryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
얼버무리기
uhl-buh-moo-ree-gee
eolbeomurigi
Noun form — (음)
얼버무림
uhl-buh-moo-reem
eolbeomurim