미뤄
mee-rwuh
mirwo
regular
미루다
To say to postpone politely in the present tense, use 미뤄요 (mee-rwuh-yoh) · mirwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 미루다 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 | 미뤄요 mee-rwuh-yoh mirwoyo | 미룹니다 mee-room-nee-dah mirumnida | |
| Past | 미뤘어 mee-rwuh-ssuh mirwosseo | 미뤘어요 mee-rwuh-ssuh-yoh mirwosseoyo | 미뤘습니다 mee-rwuh-sseum-nee-dah mirwosseumnida |
| Future | 미룰 거야 mee-rool guh-yah mirul geoya | 미룰 거예요 mee-rool guh-yae-yoh mirul geoyeyo | 미룰 겁니다 mee-rool guhm-nee-dah mirul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
미루세요
mee-roo-sae-yoh
miruseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
미뤄요
mee-rwuh-yoh
mirwoyo
Question Polite (요)
미뤄요?
mee-rwuh-yoh-?
mirwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
미루고
mee-roo-goh
mirugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
미루면
mee-roo-myuhn
mirumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
미루고 있어요
mee-roo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mirugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
미루고 싶어요
mee-roo-goh shee-puh-yoh
mirugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
미룰 수 있어요
mee-rool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mirul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
미뤄서
mee-rwuh-suh
mirwoseo
Noun form — (기)
미루기
mee-roo-gee
mirugi
Noun form — (음)
미룸
mee-room
mirum