나무라
nah-moo-rah
namura
regular
나무라다
To say to blame, to excoriate politely in the present tense, use 나무라요 (nah-moo-rah-yoh) · namurayo. Below is the full conjugation of 나무라다 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 | 나무라요 nah-moo-rah-yoh namurayo | 나무랍니다 nah-moo-rahm-nee-dah namuramnida | |
| Past | 나무랐어 nah-moo-rah-ssuh namurasseo | 나무랐어요 nah-moo-rah-ssuh-yoh namurasseoyo | 나무랐습니다 nah-moo-rah-sseum-nee-dah namurasseumnida |
| Future | 나무랄 거야 nah-moo-rahl guh-yah namural geoya | 나무랄 거예요 nah-moo-rahl guh-yae-yoh namural geoyeyo | 나무랄 겁니다 nah-moo-rahl guhm-nee-dah namural geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
나무라세요
nah-moo-rah-sae-yoh
namuraseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
나무라요
nah-moo-rah-yoh
namurayo
Question Polite (요)
나무라요?
nah-moo-rah-yoh-?
namurayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
나무라고
nah-moo-rah-goh
namurago
Conditional "if" — (면)
나무라면
nah-moo-rah-myuhn
namuramyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
나무라고 있어요
nah-moo-rah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
namurago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
나무라고 싶어요
nah-moo-rah-goh shee-puh-yoh
namurago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
나무랄 수 있어요
nah-moo-rahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
namural su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
나무라서
nah-moo-rah-suh
namuraseo
Noun form — (기)
나무라기
nah-moo-rah-gee
namuragi
Noun form — (음)
나무람
nah-moo-rahm
namuram