저물어
chuh-moo-ruh
jeomureo
저물다
To say to get dark politely in the present tense, use 저물어요 (chuh-moo-ruh-yoh) · jeomureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 저물다 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 | 저물어요 chuh-moo-ruh-yoh jeomureoyo | 저뭅니다 chuh-moom-nee-dah jeomumnida | |
| Past | 저물었어 chuh-moo-ruh-ssuh jeomureosseo | 저물었어요 chuh-moo-ruh-ssuh-yoh jeomureosseoyo | 저물었습니다 chuh-moo-ruh-sseum-nee-dah jeomureosseumnida |
| Future | 저물 거야 chuh-mool guh-yah jeomul geoya | 저물 거예요 chuh-mool guh-yae-yoh jeomul geoyeyo | 저물 겁니다 chuh-mool guhm-nee-dah jeomul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
저무세요
chuh-moo-sae-yoh
jeomuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
저물어요
chuh-moo-ruh-yoh
jeomureoyo
Question Polite (요)
저물어요?
chuh-moo-ruh-yoh-?
jeomureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
저물고
chuh-mool-goh
jeomulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
저물면
chuh-mool-myuhn
jeomulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
저물고 있어요
chuh-mool-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jeomulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
저물고 싶어요
chuh-mool-goh shee-puh-yoh
jeomulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
저물 수 있어요
chuh-mool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jeomul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
저물어서
chuh-moo-ruh-suh
jeomureoseo
Noun form — (기)
저물기
chuh-mool-gee
jeomulgi
Noun form — (음)
저묾
chuh-moom
jeomum