밀어
mee-ruh
mireo
밀다
To say to push politely in the present tense, use 밀어요 (mee-ruh-yoh) · mireoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 밀다 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 | 밀어요 mee-ruh-yoh mireoyo | 밉니다 meem-nee-dah mimnida | |
| Past | 밀었어 mee-ruh-ssuh mireosseo | 밀었어요 mee-ruh-ssuh-yoh mireosseoyo | 밀었습니다 mee-ruh-sseum-nee-dah mireosseumnida |
| Future | 밀 거야 meel guh-yah mil geoya | 밀 거예요 meel guh-yae-yoh mil geoyeyo | 밀 겁니다 meel guhm-nee-dah mil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
미세요
mee-sae-yoh
miseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
밀어요
mee-ruh-yoh
mireoyo
Question Polite (요)
밀어요?
mee-ruh-yoh-?
mireoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
밀고
meel-goh
milgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
밀면
meel-myuhn
milmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
밀고 있어요
meel-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
milgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
밀고 싶어요
meel-goh shee-puh-yoh
milgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
밀 수 있어요
meel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
밀어서
mee-ruh-suh
mireoseo
Noun form — (기)
밀기
meel-gee
milgi
Noun form — (음)
밂
meem
mim