이끌어
ee-ggeu-ruh
ikkeureo
이끌다
To say to pull politely in the present tense, use 이끌어요 (ee-ggeu-ruh-yoh) · ikkeureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 이끌다 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 | 이끌어요 ee-ggeu-ruh-yoh ikkeureoyo | 이끕니다 ee-ggeum-nee-dah ikkeumnida | |
| Past | 이끌었어 ee-ggeu-ruh-ssuh ikkeureosseo | 이끌었어요 ee-ggeu-ruh-ssuh-yoh ikkeureosseoyo | 이끌었습니다 ee-ggeu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah ikkeureosseumnida |
| Future | 이끌 거야 ee-ggeul guh-yah ikkeul geoya | 이끌 거예요 ee-ggeul guh-yae-yoh ikkeul geoyeyo | 이끌 겁니다 ee-ggeul guhm-nee-dah ikkeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
이끄세요
ee-ggeu-sae-yoh
ikkeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
이끌어요
ee-ggeu-ruh-yoh
ikkeureoyo
Question Polite (요)
이끌어요?
ee-ggeu-ruh-yoh-?
ikkeureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
이끌고
ee-ggeul-goh
ikkeulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
이끌면
ee-ggeul-myuhn
ikkeulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
이끌고 있어요
ee-ggeul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ikkeulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
이끌고 싶어요
ee-ggeul-goh shee-puh-yoh
ikkeulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
이끌 수 있어요
ee-ggeul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ikkeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
이끌어서
ee-ggeu-ruh-suh
ikkeureoseo
Noun form — (기)
이끌기
ee-ggeul-gee
ikkeulgi
Noun form — (음)
이끎
ee-ggeum
ikkeum