졸려
chohl-ryuh
jolryeo
regular
졸리다
To say to feel/get sleepy/drowsy politely in the present tense, use 졸려요 (chohl-ryuh-yoh) · jolryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 졸리다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 졸려요 chohl-ryuh-yoh jolryeoyo | 졸립니다 chohl-reem-nee-dah jolrimnida | |
| Past | 졸렸어 chohl-ryuh-ssuh jolryeosseo | 졸렸어요 chohl-ryuh-ssuh-yoh jolryeosseoyo | 졸렸습니다 chohl-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah jolryeosseumnida |
| Future | 졸릴 거야 chohl-reel guh-yah jolril geoya | 졸릴 거예요 chohl-reel guh-yae-yoh jolril geoyeyo | 졸릴 겁니다 chohl-reel guhm-nee-dah jolril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
졸리세요
chohl-ree-sae-yoh
jolriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
졸려요
chohl-ryuh-yoh
jolryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
졸려요?
chohl-ryuh-yoh-?
jolryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
졸리고
chohl-ree-goh
jolrigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
졸리면
chohl-ree-myuhn
jolrimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
졸리고 있어요
chohl-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jolrigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
졸리고 싶어요
chohl-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
jolrigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
졸릴 수 있어요
chohl-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jolril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
졸려서
chohl-ryuh-suh
jolryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
졸리기
chohl-ree-gee
jolrigi
Noun form — (음)
졸림
chohl-reem
jolrim