물들어
mool-deu-ruh
muldeureo
물들다
To say to take up colour politely in the present tense, use 물들어요 (mool-deu-ruh-yoh) · muldeureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 물들다 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 | 물들어요 mool-deu-ruh-yoh muldeureoyo | 물듭니다 mool-deum-nee-dah muldeumnida | |
| Past | 물들었어 mool-deu-ruh-ssuh muldeureosseo | 물들었어요 mool-deu-ruh-ssuh-yoh muldeureosseoyo | 물들었습니다 mool-deu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah muldeureosseumnida |
| Future | 물들 거야 mool-deul guh-yah muldeul geoya | 물들 거예요 mool-deul guh-yae-yoh muldeul geoyeyo | 물들 겁니다 mool-deul guhm-nee-dah muldeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
물드세요
mool-deu-sae-yoh
muldeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
물들어요
mool-deu-ruh-yoh
muldeureoyo
Question Polite (요)
물들어요?
mool-deu-ruh-yoh-?
muldeureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
물들고
mool-deul-goh
muldeulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
물들면
mool-deul-myuhn
muldeulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
물들고 있어요
mool-deul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
muldeulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
물들고 싶어요
mool-deul-goh shee-puh-yoh
muldeulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
물들 수 있어요
mool-deul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
muldeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
물들어서
mool-deu-ruh-suh
muldeureoseo
Noun form — (기)
물들기
mool-deul-gee
muldeulgi
Noun form — (음)
물듦
mool-deum
muldeum