서둘러
suh-dool-ruh
seodulreo
서두르다
To say to hurry politely in the present tense, use 서둘러요 (suh-dool-ruh-yoh) · seodulreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 서두르다 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 | 서둘러요 suh-dool-ruh-yoh seodulreoyo | 서두릅니다 suh-doo-reum-nee-dah seodureumnida | |
| Past | 서둘렀어 suh-dool-ruh-ssuh seodulreosseo | 서둘렀어요 suh-dool-ruh-ssuh-yoh seodulreosseoyo | 서둘렀습니다 suh-dool-ruh-sseum-nee-dah seodulreosseumnida |
| Future | 서두를 거야 suh-doo-reul guh-yah seodureul geoya | 서두를 거예요 suh-doo-reul guh-yae-yoh seodureul geoyeyo | 서두를 겁니다 suh-doo-reul guhm-nee-dah seodureul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
서두르세요
suh-doo-reu-sae-yoh
seodureuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
서둘러요
suh-dool-ruh-yoh
seodulreoyo
Question Polite (요)
서둘러요?
suh-dool-ruh-yoh-?
seodulreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
서두르고
suh-doo-reu-goh
seodureugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
서두르면
suh-doo-reu-myuhn
seodureumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
서두르고 있어요
suh-doo-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
seodureugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
서두르고 싶어요
suh-doo-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
seodureugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
서두를 수 있어요
suh-doo-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
seodureul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
서둘러서
suh-dool-ruh-suh
seodulreoseo
Noun form — (기)
서두르기
suh-doo-reu-gee
seodureugi
Noun form — (음)
서두름
suh-doo-reum
seodureum