헐어
huh-ruh
heoreo
헐다
To say to destroy politely in the present tense, use 헐어요 (huh-ruh-yoh) · heoreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 헐다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem): ㄹ-stem verbs end in ㄹ as the final consonant. They are conjugated regularly with vowel suffixes (살다 → 살아요), but the ㄹ drops before certain consonant suffixes — specifically before ㄴ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and before the formal ending 습니다: 살다 → 사는, 삽니다, 살지 (ㄹ kept before ㅈ). This is sometimes called a "ㄹ drop" or "ㄹ irregular." See all ㄹ-stem verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 헐어요 huh-ruh-yoh heoreoyo | 헙니다 huhm-nee-dah heomnida | |
| Past | 헐었어 huh-ruh-ssuh heoreosseo | 헐었어요 huh-ruh-ssuh-yoh heoreosseoyo | 헐었습니다 huh-ruh-sseum-nee-dah heoreosseumnida |
| Future | 헐 거야 huhl guh-yah heol geoya | 헐 거예요 huhl guh-yae-yoh heol geoyeyo | 헐 겁니다 huhl guhm-nee-dah heol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
허세요
huh-sae-yoh
heoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
헐어요
huh-ruh-yoh
heoreoyo
Question Polite (요)
헐어요?
huh-ruh-yoh-?
heoreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
헐고
huhl-goh
heolgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
헐면
huhl-myuhn
heolmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
헐고 있어요
huhl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
heolgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
헐고 싶어요
huhl-goh shee-puh-yoh
heolgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
헐 수 있어요
huhl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
heol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
헐어서
huh-ruh-suh
heoreoseo
Noun form — (기)
헐기
huhl-gee
heolgi
Noun form — (음)
헒
huhm
heom