문질러
moon-cheel-ruh
munjilreo
문지르다
To say to rub this way and that politely in the present tense, use 문질러요 (moon-cheel-ruh-yoh) · munjilreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 문지르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (르 irregular): 르-irregular verbs and adjectives end in 르다. Before the -어/-아 suffix the 르 splits: the ㅡ vowel drops and a ㄹ is added as the final consonant of the preceding syllable. 모르다 (not to know) → 몰라요 (not *모르어요), 부르다 (to call) → 불러요. Before consonant suffixes 르 stays intact: 모르고, 부르지. See all 르-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 문질러요 moon-cheel-ruh-yoh munjilreoyo | 문지릅니다 moon-chee-reum-nee-dah munjireumnida | |
| Past | 문질렀어 moon-cheel-ruh-ssuh munjilreosseo | 문질렀어요 moon-cheel-ruh-ssuh-yoh munjilreosseoyo | 문질렀습니다 moon-cheel-ruh-sseum-nee-dah munjilreosseumnida |
| Future | 문지를 거야 moon-chee-reul guh-yah munjireul geoya | 문지를 거예요 moon-chee-reul guh-yae-yoh munjireul geoyeyo | 문지를 겁니다 moon-chee-reul guhm-nee-dah munjireul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
문지르세요
moon-chee-reu-sae-yoh
munjireuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
문질러요
moon-cheel-ruh-yoh
munjilreoyo
Question Polite (요)
문질러요?
moon-cheel-ruh-yoh-?
munjilreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
문지르고
moon-chee-reu-goh
munjireugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
문지르면
moon-chee-reu-myuhn
munjireumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
문지르고 있어요
moon-chee-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
munjireugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
문지르고 싶어요
moon-chee-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
munjireugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
문지를 수 있어요
moon-chee-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
munjireul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
문질러서
moon-cheel-ruh-suh
munjilreoseo
Noun form — (기)
문지르기
moon-chee-reu-gee
munjireugi
Noun form — (음)
문지름
moon-chee-reum
munjireum