휘둘러
hwee-dool-ruh
hwidulreo
휘두르다
To say to brandish, to wield (a melee weapon (e.g. a sword)) politely in the present tense, use 휘둘러요 (hwee-dool-ruh-yoh) · hwidulreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 휘두르다 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 | 휘둘러요 hwee-dool-ruh-yoh hwidulreoyo | 휘두릅니다 hwee-doo-reum-nee-dah hwidureumnida | |
| Past | 휘둘렀어 hwee-dool-ruh-ssuh hwidulreosseo | 휘둘렀어요 hwee-dool-ruh-ssuh-yoh hwidulreosseoyo | 휘둘렀습니다 hwee-dool-ruh-sseum-nee-dah hwidulreosseumnida |
| Future | 휘두를 거야 hwee-doo-reul guh-yah hwidureul geoya | 휘두를 거예요 hwee-doo-reul guh-yae-yoh hwidureul geoyeyo | 휘두를 겁니다 hwee-doo-reul guhm-nee-dah hwidureul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
휘두르세요
hwee-doo-reu-sae-yoh
hwidureuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
휘둘러요
hwee-dool-ruh-yoh
hwidulreoyo
Question Polite (요)
휘둘러요?
hwee-dool-ruh-yoh-?
hwidulreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
휘두르고
hwee-doo-reu-goh
hwidureugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
휘두르면
hwee-doo-reu-myuhn
hwidureumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
휘두르고 있어요
hwee-doo-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
hwidureugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
휘두르고 싶어요
hwee-doo-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
hwidureugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
휘두를 수 있어요
hwee-doo-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
hwidureul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
휘둘러서
hwee-dool-ruh-suh
hwidulreoseo
Noun form — (기)
휘두르기
hwee-doo-reu-gee
hwidureugi
Noun form — (음)
휘두름
hwee-doo-reum
hwidureum