물리쳐
mool-ree-chyuh
mulrichyeo
regular
물리치다
To say to refuse politely in the present tense, use 물리쳐요 (mool-ree-chyuh-yoh) · mulrichyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 물리치다 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 | 물리쳐요 mool-ree-chyuh-yoh mulrichyeoyo | 물리칩니다 mool-ree-cheem-nee-dah mulrichimnida | |
| Past | 물리쳤어 mool-ree-chyuh-ssuh mulrichyeosseo | 물리쳤어요 mool-ree-chyuh-ssuh-yoh mulrichyeosseoyo | 물리쳤습니다 mool-ree-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah mulrichyeosseumnida |
| Future | 물리칠 거야 mool-ree-cheel guh-yah mulrichil geoya | 물리칠 거예요 mool-ree-cheel guh-yae-yoh mulrichil geoyeyo | 물리칠 겁니다 mool-ree-cheel guhm-nee-dah mulrichil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
물리치세요
mool-ree-chee-sae-yoh
mulrichiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
물리쳐요
mool-ree-chyuh-yoh
mulrichyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
물리쳐요?
mool-ree-chyuh-yoh-?
mulrichyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
물리치고
mool-ree-chee-goh
mulrichigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
물리치면
mool-ree-chee-myuhn
mulrichimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
물리치고 있어요
mool-ree-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mulrichigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
물리치고 싶어요
mool-ree-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
mulrichigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
물리칠 수 있어요
mool-ree-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mulrichil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
물리쳐서
mool-ree-chyuh-suh
mulrichyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
물리치기
mool-ree-chee-gee
mulrichigi
Noun form — (음)
물리침
mool-ree-cheem
mulrichim