널어
nuh-ruh
neoreo
널다
To say to spread something out to catch the wind or sun politely in the present tense, use 널어요 (nuh-ruh-yoh) · neoreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 널다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem): ㄹ-stem verbs end in ㄹ as the final consonant. They are conjugated regularly with vowel suffixes (살다 → 살아요), but the ㄹ drops before certain consonant suffixes — specifically before ㄴ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and before the formal ending 습니다: 살다 → 사는, 삽니다, 살지 (ㄹ kept before ㅈ). This is sometimes called a "ㄹ drop" or "ㄹ irregular." See all ㄹ-stem verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 널어요 nuh-ruh-yoh neoreoyo | 넙니다 nuhm-nee-dah neomnida | |
| Past | 널었어 nuh-ruh-ssuh neoreosseo | 널었어요 nuh-ruh-ssuh-yoh neoreosseoyo | 널었습니다 nuh-ruh-sseum-nee-dah neoreosseumnida |
| Future | 널 거야 nuhl guh-yah neol geoya | 널 거예요 nuhl guh-yae-yoh neol geoyeyo | 널 겁니다 nuhl guhm-nee-dah neol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
너세요
nuh-sae-yoh
neoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
널어요
nuh-ruh-yoh
neoreoyo
Question Polite (요)
널어요?
nuh-ruh-yoh-?
neoreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
널고
nuhl-goh
neolgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
널면
nuhl-myuhn
neolmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
널고 있어요
nuhl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
neolgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
널고 싶어요
nuhl-goh shee-puh-yoh
neolgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
널 수 있어요
nuhl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
neol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
널어서
nuh-ruh-suh
neoreoseo
Noun form — (기)
널기
nuhl-gee
neolgi
Noun form — (음)
넒
nuhm
neom