일컬어
eel-kuh-ruh
ilkeoreo
일컫다
To say to call (person or thing) (as) politely in the present tense, use 일컬어요 (eel-kuh-ruh-yoh) · ilkeoreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 일컫다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄷ irregular): ㄷ-irregular verbs end in 다 with a ㄷ final consonant. Before a vowel, the ㄷ changes to ㄹ. So 듣다 (to listen) becomes 들어요 — NOT *듣어요. Before consonants the ㄷ stays: 듣고, 듣지. A few verbs that look like ㄷ-irregulars are actually regular (e.g. 받다, 믿다) — there is no spelling rule; each must be memorised. See all ㄷ-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 일컬어요 eel-kuh-ruh-yoh ilkeoreoyo | 일컫습니다 eel-kuht-seum-nee-dah ilkeotseumnida | |
| Past | 일컬었어 eel-kuh-ruh-ssuh ilkeoreosseo | 일컬었어요 eel-kuh-ruh-ssuh-yoh ilkeoreosseoyo | 일컬었습니다 eel-kuh-ruh-sseum-nee-dah ilkeoreosseumnida |
| Future | 일컬을 거야 eel-kuh-reul guh-yah ilkeoreul geoya | 일컬을 거예요 eel-kuh-reul guh-yae-yoh ilkeoreul geoyeyo | 일컬을 겁니다 eel-kuh-reul guhm-nee-dah ilkeoreul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
일컬으세요
eel-kuh-reu-sae-yoh
ilkeoreuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
일컬어요
eel-kuh-ruh-yoh
ilkeoreoyo
Question Polite (요)
일컬어요?
eel-kuh-ruh-yoh-?
ilkeoreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
일컫고
eel-kuht-goh
ilkeotgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
일컬으면
eel-kuh-reu-myuhn
ilkeoreumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
일컫고 있어요
eel-kuht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ilkeotgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
일컫고 싶어요
eel-kuht-goh shee-puh-yoh
ilkeotgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
일컬을 수 있어요
eel-kuh-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ilkeoreul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
일컬어서
eel-kuh-ruh-suh
ilkeoreoseo
Noun form — (기)
일컫기
eel-kuht-gee
ilkeotgi
Noun form — (음)
일컬음
eel-kuh-reum
ilkeoreum