물러나
mool-ruh-nah
mulreona
regular
물러나다
To say to step back, to move back, to back off politely in the present tense, use 물러나요 (mool-ruh-nah-yoh) · mulreonayo. Below is the full conjugation of 물러나다 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 | 물러나요 mool-ruh-nah-yoh mulreonayo | 물러납니다 mool-ruh-nahm-nee-dah mulreonamnida | |
| Past | 물러났어 mool-ruh-nah-ssuh mulreonasseo | 물러났어요 mool-ruh-nah-ssuh-yoh mulreonasseoyo | 물러났습니다 mool-ruh-nah-sseum-nee-dah mulreonasseumnida |
| Future | 물러날 거야 mool-ruh-nahl guh-yah mulreonal geoya | 물러날 거예요 mool-ruh-nahl guh-yae-yoh mulreonal geoyeyo | 물러날 겁니다 mool-ruh-nahl guhm-nee-dah mulreonal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
물러나세요
mool-ruh-nah-sae-yoh
mulreonaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
물러나요
mool-ruh-nah-yoh
mulreonayo
Question Polite (요)
물러나요?
mool-ruh-nah-yoh-?
mulreonayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
물러나고
mool-ruh-nah-goh
mulreonago
Conditional "if" — (면)
물러나면
mool-ruh-nah-myuhn
mulreonamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
물러나고 있어요
mool-ruh-nah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mulreonago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
물러나고 싶어요
mool-ruh-nah-goh shee-puh-yoh
mulreonago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
물러날 수 있어요
mool-ruh-nahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mulreonal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
물러나서
mool-ruh-nah-suh
mulreonaseo
Noun form — (기)
물러나기
mool-ruh-nah-gee
mulreonagi
Noun form — (음)
물러남
mool-ruh-nahm
mulreonam