눌러
nool-ruh
nulreo
누르다
To say to press, to push politely in the present tense, use 눌러요 (nool-ruh-yoh) · nulreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 누르다 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 | 눌러요 nool-ruh-yoh nulreoyo | 누릅니다 noo-reum-nee-dah nureumnida | |
| Past | 눌렀어 nool-ruh-ssuh nulreosseo | 눌렀어요 nool-ruh-ssuh-yoh nulreosseoyo | 눌렀습니다 nool-ruh-sseum-nee-dah nulreosseumnida |
| Future | 누를 거야 noo-reul guh-yah nureul geoya | 누를 거예요 noo-reul guh-yae-yoh nureul geoyeyo | 누를 겁니다 noo-reul guhm-nee-dah nureul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
누르세요
noo-reu-sae-yoh
nureuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
눌러요
nool-ruh-yoh
nulreoyo
Question Polite (요)
눌러요?
nool-ruh-yoh-?
nulreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
누르고
noo-reu-goh
nureugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
누르면
noo-reu-myuhn
nureumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
누르고 있어요
noo-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
nureugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
누르고 싶어요
noo-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
nureugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
누를 수 있어요
noo-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
nureul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
눌러서
nool-ruh-suh
nulreoseo
Noun form — (기)
누르기
noo-reu-gee
nureugi
Noun form — (음)
누름
noo-reum
nureum