몰라
mohl-rah
molra
몰르다
To say colloquial and dialectal form of 모르다 (to not know) politely in the present tense, use 몰라요 (mohl-rah-yoh) · molrayo. Below is the full conjugation of 몰르다 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 | 몰라요 mohl-rah-yoh molrayo | 몰릅니다 mohl-reum-nee-dah molreumnida | |
| Past | 몰랐어 mohl-rah-ssuh molrasseo | 몰랐어요 mohl-rah-ssuh-yoh molrasseoyo | 몰랐습니다 mohl-rah-sseum-nee-dah molrasseumnida |
| Future | 몰를 거야 mohl-reul guh-yah molreul geoya | 몰를 거예요 mohl-reul guh-yae-yoh molreul geoyeyo | 몰를 겁니다 mohl-reul guhm-nee-dah molreul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
몰르세요
mohl-reu-sae-yoh
molreuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
몰라요
mohl-rah-yoh
molrayo
Question Polite (요)
몰라요?
mohl-rah-yoh-?
molrayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
몰르고
mohl-reu-goh
molreugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
몰르면
mohl-reu-myuhn
molreumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
몰르고 있어요
mohl-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
molreugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
몰르고 싶어요
mohl-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
molreugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
몰를 수 있어요
mohl-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
molreul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
몰라서
mohl-rah-suh
molraseo
Noun form — (기)
몰르기
mohl-reu-gee
molreugi
Noun form — (음)
몰름
mohl-reum
molreum