만들어
mahn-deu-ruh
mandeureo
만들다
To say to make politely in the present tense, use 만들어요 (mahn-deu-ruh-yoh) · mandeureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 만들다 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 | 만들어요 mahn-deu-ruh-yoh mandeureoyo | 만듭니다 mahn-deum-nee-dah mandeumnida | |
| Past | 만들었어 mahn-deu-ruh-ssuh mandeureosseo | 만들었어요 mahn-deu-ruh-ssuh-yoh mandeureosseoyo | 만들었습니다 mahn-deu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah mandeureosseumnida |
| Future | 만들 거야 mahn-deul guh-yah mandeul geoya | 만들 거예요 mahn-deul guh-yae-yoh mandeul geoyeyo | 만들 겁니다 mahn-deul guhm-nee-dah mandeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
만드세요
mahn-deu-sae-yoh
mandeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
만들어요
mahn-deu-ruh-yoh
mandeureoyo
Question Polite (요)
만들어요?
mahn-deu-ruh-yoh-?
mandeureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
만들고
mahn-deul-goh
mandeulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
만들면
mahn-deul-myuhn
mandeulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
만들고 있어요
mahn-deul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mandeulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
만들고 싶어요
mahn-deul-goh shee-puh-yoh
mandeulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
만들 수 있어요
mahn-deul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mandeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
만들어서
mahn-deu-ruh-suh
mandeureoseo
Noun form — (기)
만들기
mahn-deul-gee
mandeulgi
Noun form — (음)
만듦
mahn-deum
mandeum