떨어
ttuh-ruh
tteoreo
떨다
To say to shake, to shiver, to tremble, to shudder politely in the present tense, use 떨어요 (ttuh-ruh-yoh) · tteoreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 떨다 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 | 떨어요 ttuh-ruh-yoh tteoreoyo | 떱니다 ttuhm-nee-dah tteomnida | |
| Past | 떨었어 ttuh-ruh-ssuh tteoreosseo | 떨었어요 ttuh-ruh-ssuh-yoh tteoreosseoyo | 떨었습니다 ttuh-ruh-sseum-nee-dah tteoreosseumnida |
| Future | 떨 거야 ttuhl guh-yah tteol geoya | 떨 거예요 ttuhl guh-yae-yoh tteol geoyeyo | 떨 겁니다 ttuhl guhm-nee-dah tteol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
떠세요
ttuh-sae-yoh
tteoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
떨어요
ttuh-ruh-yoh
tteoreoyo
Question Polite (요)
떨어요?
ttuh-ruh-yoh-?
tteoreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
떨고
ttuhl-goh
tteolgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
떨면
ttuhl-myuhn
tteolmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
떨고 있어요
ttuhl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
tteolgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
떨고 싶어요
ttuhl-goh shee-puh-yoh
tteolgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
떨 수 있어요
ttuhl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
tteol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
떨어서
ttuh-ruh-suh
tteoreoseo
Noun form — (기)
떨기
ttuhl-gee
tteolgi
Noun form — (음)
떪
ttuhm
tteom