머물어
muh-moo-ruh
meomureo
머물다
To say alternative form of 머무르다 (to stay) politely in the present tense, use 머물어요 (muh-moo-ruh-yoh) · meomureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 머물다 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 | 머물어요 muh-moo-ruh-yoh meomureoyo | 머뭅니다 muh-moom-nee-dah meomumnida | |
| Past | 머물었어 muh-moo-ruh-ssuh meomureosseo | 머물었어요 muh-moo-ruh-ssuh-yoh meomureosseoyo | 머물었습니다 muh-moo-ruh-sseum-nee-dah meomureosseumnida |
| Future | 머물 거야 muh-mool guh-yah meomul geoya | 머물 거예요 muh-mool guh-yae-yoh meomul geoyeyo | 머물 겁니다 muh-mool guhm-nee-dah meomul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
머무세요
muh-moo-sae-yoh
meomuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
머물어요
muh-moo-ruh-yoh
meomureoyo
Question Polite (요)
머물어요?
muh-moo-ruh-yoh-?
meomureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
머물고
muh-mool-goh
meomulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
머물면
muh-mool-myuhn
meomulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
머물고 있어요
muh-mool-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
meomulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
머물고 싶어요
muh-mool-goh shee-puh-yoh
meomulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
머물 수 있어요
muh-mool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
meomul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
머물어서
muh-moo-ruh-suh
meomureoseo
Noun form — (기)
머물기
muh-mool-gee
meomulgi
Noun form — (음)
머묾
muh-moom
meomum