얼러
uhl-ruh
eolreo
어르다
To say to fondle, caress, humour (a crying baby, etc.) politely in the present tense, use 얼러요 (uhl-ruh-yoh) · eolreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 어르다 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 | 얼러요 uhl-ruh-yoh eolreoyo | 어릅니다 uh-reum-nee-dah eoreumnida | |
| Past | 얼렀어 uhl-ruh-ssuh eolreosseo | 얼렀어요 uhl-ruh-ssuh-yoh eolreosseoyo | 얼렀습니다 uhl-ruh-sseum-nee-dah eolreosseumnida |
| Future | 어를 거야 uh-reul guh-yah eoreul geoya | 어를 거예요 uh-reul guh-yae-yoh eoreul geoyeyo | 어를 겁니다 uh-reul guhm-nee-dah eoreul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
어르세요
uh-reu-sae-yoh
eoreuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
얼러요
uhl-ruh-yoh
eolreoyo
Question Polite (요)
얼러요?
uhl-ruh-yoh-?
eolreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
어르고
uh-reu-goh
eoreugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
어르면
uh-reu-myuhn
eoreumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
어르고 있어요
uh-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eoreugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
어르고 싶어요
uh-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
eoreugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
어를 수 있어요
uh-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eoreul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
얼러서
uhl-ruh-suh
eolreoseo
Noun form — (기)
어르기
uh-reu-gee
eoreugi
Noun form — (음)
어름
uh-reum
eoreum