절어
chuh-ruh
jeoreo
절다
To say to be doused, to be drenched politely in the present tense, use 절어요 (chuh-ruh-yoh) · jeoreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 절다 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 | 절어요 chuh-ruh-yoh jeoreoyo | 접니다 chuhm-nee-dah jeomnida | |
| Past | 절었어 chuh-ruh-ssuh jeoreosseo | 절었어요 chuh-ruh-ssuh-yoh jeoreosseoyo | 절었습니다 chuh-ruh-sseum-nee-dah jeoreosseumnida |
| Future | 절 거야 chuhl guh-yah jeol geoya | 절 거예요 chuhl guh-yae-yoh jeol geoyeyo | 절 겁니다 chuhl guhm-nee-dah jeol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
저세요
chuh-sae-yoh
jeoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
절어요
chuh-ruh-yoh
jeoreoyo
Question Polite (요)
절어요?
chuh-ruh-yoh-?
jeoreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
절고
chuhl-goh
jeolgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
절면
chuhl-myuhn
jeolmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
절고 있어요
chuhl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jeolgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
절고 싶어요
chuhl-goh shee-puh-yoh
jeolgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
절 수 있어요
chuhl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jeol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
절어서
chuh-ruh-suh
jeoreoseo
Noun form — (기)
절기
chuhl-gee
jeolgi
Noun form — (음)
젊
chuhm
jeom