풀어
poo-ruh
pureo
풀다
To say to untie politely in the present tense, use 풀어요 (poo-ruh-yoh) · pureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 풀다 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 | 풀어요 poo-ruh-yoh pureoyo | 풉니다 poom-nee-dah pumnida | |
| Past | 풀었어 poo-ruh-ssuh pureosseo | 풀었어요 poo-ruh-ssuh-yoh pureosseoyo | 풀었습니다 poo-ruh-sseum-nee-dah pureosseumnida |
| Future | 풀 거야 pool guh-yah pul geoya | 풀 거예요 pool guh-yae-yoh pul geoyeyo | 풀 겁니다 pool guhm-nee-dah pul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
푸세요
poo-sae-yoh
puseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
풀어요
poo-ruh-yoh
pureoyo
Question Polite (요)
풀어요?
poo-ruh-yoh-?
pureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
풀고
pool-goh
pulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
풀면
pool-myuhn
pulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
풀고 있어요
pool-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
pulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
풀고 싶어요
pool-goh shee-puh-yoh
pulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
풀 수 있어요
pool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
pul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
풀어서
poo-ruh-suh
pureoseo
Noun form — (기)
풀기
pool-gee
pulgi
Noun form — (음)
풂
poom
pum