물들여
mool-deu-ryuh
muldeuryeo
regular
물들이다
To say to dye (hair, etc.) politely in the present tense, use 물들여요 (mool-deu-ryuh-yoh) · muldeuryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 물들이다 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 | 물들여요 mool-deu-ryuh-yoh muldeuryeoyo | 물들입니다 mool-deu-reem-nee-dah muldeurimnida | |
| Past | 물들였어 mool-deu-ryuh-ssuh muldeuryeosseo | 물들였어요 mool-deu-ryuh-ssuh-yoh muldeuryeosseoyo | 물들였습니다 mool-deu-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah muldeuryeosseumnida |
| Future | 물들일 거야 mool-deu-reel guh-yah muldeuril geoya | 물들일 거예요 mool-deu-reel guh-yae-yoh muldeuril geoyeyo | 물들일 겁니다 mool-deu-reel guhm-nee-dah muldeuril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
물들이세요
mool-deu-ree-sae-yoh
muldeuriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
물들여요
mool-deu-ryuh-yoh
muldeuryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
물들여요?
mool-deu-ryuh-yoh-?
muldeuryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
물들이고
mool-deu-ree-goh
muldeurigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
물들이면
mool-deu-ree-myuhn
muldeurimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
물들이고 있어요
mool-deu-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
muldeurigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
물들이고 싶어요
mool-deu-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
muldeurigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
물들일 수 있어요
mool-deu-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
muldeuril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
물들여서
mool-deu-ryuh-suh
muldeuryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
물들이기
mool-deu-ree-gee
muldeurigi
Noun form — (음)
물들임
mool-deu-reem
muldeurim