머물러
muh-mool-ruh
meomulreo
머무르다
To say to stay, to remain politely in the present tense, use 머물러요 (muh-mool-ruh-yoh) · meomulreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 머무르다 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 | 머물러요 muh-mool-ruh-yoh meomulreoyo | 머무릅니다 muh-moo-reum-nee-dah meomureumnida | |
| Past | 머물렀어 muh-mool-ruh-ssuh meomulreosseo | 머물렀어요 muh-mool-ruh-ssuh-yoh meomulreosseoyo | 머물렀습니다 muh-mool-ruh-sseum-nee-dah meomulreosseumnida |
| Future | 머무를 거야 muh-moo-reul guh-yah meomureul geoya | 머무를 거예요 muh-moo-reul guh-yae-yoh meomureul geoyeyo | 머무를 겁니다 muh-moo-reul guhm-nee-dah meomureul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
머무르세요
muh-moo-reu-sae-yoh
meomureuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
머물러요
muh-mool-ruh-yoh
meomulreoyo
Question Polite (요)
머물러요?
muh-mool-ruh-yoh-?
meomulreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
머무르고
muh-moo-reu-goh
meomureugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
머무르면
muh-moo-reu-myuhn
meomureumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
머무르고 있어요
muh-moo-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
meomureugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
머무르고 싶어요
muh-moo-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
meomureugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
머무를 수 있어요
muh-moo-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
meomureul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
머물러서
muh-mool-ruh-suh
meomulreoseo
Noun form — (기)
머무르기
muh-moo-reu-gee
meomureugi
Noun form — (음)
머무름
muh-moo-reum
meomureum