놀래
nohl-rae
nolrae
regular
놀래다
To say to surprise, to scare (someone) politely in the present tense, use 놀래요 (nohl-rae-yoh) · nolraeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 놀래다 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 | 놀래요 nohl-rae-yoh nolraeyo | 놀랩니다 nohl-raem-nee-dah nolraemnida | |
| Past | 놀랬어 nohl-rae-ssuh nolraesseo | 놀랬어요 nohl-rae-ssuh-yoh nolraesseoyo | 놀랬습니다 nohl-rae-sseum-nee-dah nolraesseumnida |
| Future | 놀랠 거야 nohl-rael guh-yah nolrael geoya | 놀랠 거예요 nohl-rael guh-yae-yoh nolrael geoyeyo | 놀랠 겁니다 nohl-rael guhm-nee-dah nolrael geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
놀래세요
nohl-rae-sae-yoh
nolraeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
놀래요
nohl-rae-yoh
nolraeyo
Question Polite (요)
놀래요?
nohl-rae-yoh-?
nolraeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
놀래고
nohl-rae-goh
nolraego
Conditional "if" — (면)
놀래면
nohl-rae-myuhn
nolraemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
놀래고 있어요
nohl-rae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
nolraego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
놀래고 싶어요
nohl-rae-goh shee-puh-yoh
nolraego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
놀랠 수 있어요
nohl-rael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
nolrael su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
놀래서
nohl-rae-suh
nolraeseo
Noun form — (기)
놀래기
nohl-rae-gee
nolraegi
Noun form — (음)
놀램
nohl-raem
nolraem