허물어
huh-moo-ruh
heomureo
허물다
To say to destroy politely in the present tense, use 허물어요 (huh-moo-ruh-yoh) · heomureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 허물다 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 | 허물어요 huh-moo-ruh-yoh heomureoyo | 허뭅니다 huh-moom-nee-dah heomumnida | |
| Past | 허물었어 huh-moo-ruh-ssuh heomureosseo | 허물었어요 huh-moo-ruh-ssuh-yoh heomureosseoyo | 허물었습니다 huh-moo-ruh-sseum-nee-dah heomureosseumnida |
| Future | 허물 거야 huh-mool guh-yah heomul geoya | 허물 거예요 huh-mool guh-yae-yoh heomul geoyeyo | 허물 겁니다 huh-mool guhm-nee-dah heomul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
허무세요
huh-moo-sae-yoh
heomuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
허물어요
huh-moo-ruh-yoh
heomureoyo
Question Polite (요)
허물어요?
huh-moo-ruh-yoh-?
heomureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
허물고
huh-mool-goh
heomulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
허물면
huh-mool-myuhn
heomulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
허물고 있어요
huh-mool-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
heomulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
허물고 싶어요
huh-mool-goh shee-puh-yoh
heomulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
허물 수 있어요
huh-mool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
heomul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
허물어서
huh-moo-ruh-suh
heomureoseo
Noun form — (기)
허물기
huh-mool-gee
heomulgi
Noun form — (음)
허묾
huh-moom
heomum