엎드려
uhp-deu-ryuh
eopdeuryeo
regular
엎드리다
To say to lie face down, to prostrate oneself politely in the present tense, use 엎드려요 (uhp-deu-ryuh-yoh) · eopdeuryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 엎드리다 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 | 엎드려요 uhp-deu-ryuh-yoh eopdeuryeoyo | 엎드립니다 uhp-deu-reem-nee-dah eopdeurimnida | |
| Past | 엎드렸어 uhp-deu-ryuh-ssuh eopdeuryeosseo | 엎드렸어요 uhp-deu-ryuh-ssuh-yoh eopdeuryeosseoyo | 엎드렸습니다 uhp-deu-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah eopdeuryeosseumnida |
| Future | 엎드릴 거야 uhp-deu-reel guh-yah eopdeuril geoya | 엎드릴 거예요 uhp-deu-reel guh-yae-yoh eopdeuril geoyeyo | 엎드릴 겁니다 uhp-deu-reel guhm-nee-dah eopdeuril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
엎드리세요
uhp-deu-ree-sae-yoh
eopdeuriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
엎드려요
uhp-deu-ryuh-yoh
eopdeuryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
엎드려요?
uhp-deu-ryuh-yoh-?
eopdeuryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
엎드리고
uhp-deu-ree-goh
eopdeurigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
엎드리면
uhp-deu-ree-myuhn
eopdeurimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
엎드리고 있어요
uhp-deu-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eopdeurigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
엎드리고 싶어요
uhp-deu-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
eopdeurigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
엎드릴 수 있어요
uhp-deu-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eopdeuril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
엎드려서
uhp-deu-ryuh-suh
eopdeuryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
엎드리기
uhp-deu-ree-gee
eopdeurigi
Noun form — (음)
엎드림
uhp-deu-reem
eopdeurim