살려
sahl-ryuh
salryeo
regular
살리다
To say to save (a life), to revive, to make the most of politely in the present tense, use 살려요 (sahl-ryuh-yoh) · salryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 살리다 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 | 살려요 sahl-ryuh-yoh salryeoyo | 살립니다 sahl-reem-nee-dah salrimnida | |
| Past | 살렸어 sahl-ryuh-ssuh salryeosseo | 살렸어요 sahl-ryuh-ssuh-yoh salryeosseoyo | 살렸습니다 sahl-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah salryeosseumnida |
| Future | 살릴 거야 sahl-reel guh-yah salril geoya | 살릴 거예요 sahl-reel guh-yae-yoh salril geoyeyo | 살릴 겁니다 sahl-reel guhm-nee-dah salril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
살리세요
sahl-ree-sae-yoh
salriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
살려요
sahl-ryuh-yoh
salryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
살려요?
sahl-ryuh-yoh-?
salryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
살리고
sahl-ree-goh
salrigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
살리면
sahl-ree-myuhn
salrimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
살리고 있어요
sahl-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
salrigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
살리고 싶어요
sahl-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
salrigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
살릴 수 있어요
sahl-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
salril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
살려서
sahl-ryuh-suh
salryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
살리기
sahl-ree-gee
salrigi
Noun form — (음)
살림
sahl-reem
salrim