이울어
ee-oo-ruh
iureo
이울다
To say to wilt, to wither politely in the present tense, use 이울어요 (ee-oo-ruh-yoh) · iureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 이울다 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 | 이울어요 ee-oo-ruh-yoh iureoyo | 이웁니다 ee-oom-nee-dah iumnida | |
| Past | 이울었어 ee-oo-ruh-ssuh iureosseo | 이울었어요 ee-oo-ruh-ssuh-yoh iureosseoyo | 이울었습니다 ee-oo-ruh-sseum-nee-dah iureosseumnida |
| Future | 이울 거야 ee-ool guh-yah iul geoya | 이울 거예요 ee-ool guh-yae-yoh iul geoyeyo | 이울 겁니다 ee-ool guhm-nee-dah iul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
이우세요
ee-oo-sae-yoh
iuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
이울어요
ee-oo-ruh-yoh
iureoyo
Question Polite (요)
이울어요?
ee-oo-ruh-yoh-?
iureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
이울고
ee-ool-goh
iulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
이울면
ee-ool-myuhn
iulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
이울고 있어요
ee-ool-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
iulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
이울고 싶어요
ee-ool-goh shee-puh-yoh
iulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
이울 수 있어요
ee-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
iul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
이울어서
ee-oo-ruh-suh
iureoseo
Noun form — (기)
이울기
ee-ool-gee
iulgi
Noun form — (음)
이욺
ee-oom
ium