질러
cheel-ruh
jilreo
지르다
To say to stir, stick, thrust, insert politely in the present tense, use 질러요 (cheel-ruh-yoh) · jilreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 지르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (르 irregular): 르-irregular verbs and adjectives end in 르다. Before the -어/-아 suffix the 르 splits: the ㅡ vowel drops and a ㄹ is added as the final consonant of the preceding syllable. 모르다 (not to know) → 몰라요 (not *모르어요), 부르다 (to call) → 불러요. Before consonant suffixes 르 stays intact: 모르고, 부르지. See all 르-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 질러요 cheel-ruh-yoh jilreoyo | 지릅니다 chee-reum-nee-dah jireumnida | |
| Past | 질렀어 cheel-ruh-ssuh jilreosseo | 질렀어요 cheel-ruh-ssuh-yoh jilreosseoyo | 질렀습니다 cheel-ruh-sseum-nee-dah jilreosseumnida |
| Future | 지를 거야 chee-reul guh-yah jireul geoya | 지를 거예요 chee-reul guh-yae-yoh jireul geoyeyo | 지를 겁니다 chee-reul guhm-nee-dah jireul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
지르세요
chee-reu-sae-yoh
jireuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
질러요
cheel-ruh-yoh
jilreoyo
Question Polite (요)
질러요?
cheel-ruh-yoh-?
jilreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
지르고
chee-reu-goh
jireugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
지르면
chee-reu-myuhn
jireumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
지르고 있어요
chee-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jireugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
지르고 싶어요
chee-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
jireugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
지를 수 있어요
chee-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jireul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
질러서
cheel-ruh-suh
jilreoseo
Noun form — (기)
지르기
chee-reu-gee
jireugi
Noun form — (음)
지름
chee-reum
jireum