물어
moo-ruh
mureo
물다
To say to bite politely in the present tense, use 물어요 (moo-ruh-yoh) · mureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 물다 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 | 물어요 moo-ruh-yoh mureoyo | 뭅니다 moom-nee-dah mumnida | |
| Past | 물었어 moo-ruh-ssuh mureosseo | 물었어요 moo-ruh-ssuh-yoh mureosseoyo | 물었습니다 moo-ruh-sseum-nee-dah mureosseumnida |
| Future | 물 거야 mool guh-yah mul geoya | 물 거예요 mool guh-yae-yoh mul geoyeyo | 물 겁니다 mool guhm-nee-dah mul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
무세요
moo-sae-yoh
museyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
물어요
moo-ruh-yoh
mureoyo
Question Polite (요)
물어요?
moo-ruh-yoh-?
mureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
물고
mool-goh
mulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
물면
mool-myuhn
mulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
물고 있어요
mool-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
물고 싶어요
mool-goh shee-puh-yoh
mulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
물 수 있어요
mool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
물어서
moo-ruh-suh
mureoseo
Noun form — (기)
물기
mool-gee
mulgi
Noun form — (음)
묾
moom
mum