틀어
teu-ruh
teureo
틀다
To say to turn, twist, wrench politely in the present tense, use 틀어요 (teu-ruh-yoh) · teureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 틀다 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 | 틀어요 teu-ruh-yoh teureoyo | 틉니다 teum-nee-dah teumnida | |
| Past | 틀었어 teu-ruh-ssuh teureosseo | 틀었어요 teu-ruh-ssuh-yoh teureosseoyo | 틀었습니다 teu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah teureosseumnida |
| Future | 틀 거야 teul guh-yah teul geoya | 틀 거예요 teul guh-yae-yoh teul geoyeyo | 틀 겁니다 teul guhm-nee-dah teul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
트세요
teu-sae-yoh
teuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
틀어요
teu-ruh-yoh
teureoyo
Question Polite (요)
틀어요?
teu-ruh-yoh-?
teureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
틀고
teul-goh
teulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
틀면
teul-myuhn
teulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
틀고 있어요
teul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
teulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
틀고 싶어요
teul-goh shee-puh-yoh
teulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
틀 수 있어요
teul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
teul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
틀어서
teu-ruh-suh
teureoseo
Noun form — (기)
틀기
teul-gee
teulgi
Noun form — (음)
틂
teum