떨려
ttuhl-ryuh
tteolryeo
regular
떨리다
To say to shake, to tremble politely in the present tense, use 떨려요 (ttuhl-ryuh-yoh) · tteolryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 떨리다 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 | 떨려요 ttuhl-ryuh-yoh tteolryeoyo | 떨립니다 ttuhl-reem-nee-dah tteolrimnida | |
| Past | 떨렸어 ttuhl-ryuh-ssuh tteolryeosseo | 떨렸어요 ttuhl-ryuh-ssuh-yoh tteolryeosseoyo | 떨렸습니다 ttuhl-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah tteolryeosseumnida |
| Future | 떨릴 거야 ttuhl-reel guh-yah tteolril geoya | 떨릴 거예요 ttuhl-reel guh-yae-yoh tteolril geoyeyo | 떨릴 겁니다 ttuhl-reel guhm-nee-dah tteolril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
떨리세요
ttuhl-ree-sae-yoh
tteolriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
떨려요
ttuhl-ryuh-yoh
tteolryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
떨려요?
ttuhl-ryuh-yoh-?
tteolryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
떨리고
ttuhl-ree-goh
tteolrigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
떨리면
ttuhl-ree-myuhn
tteolrimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
떨리고 있어요
ttuhl-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
tteolrigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
떨리고 싶어요
ttuhl-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
tteolrigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
떨릴 수 있어요
ttuhl-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
tteolril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
떨려서
ttuhl-ryuh-suh
tteolryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
떨리기
ttuhl-ree-gee
tteolrigi
Noun form — (음)
떨림
ttuhl-reem
tteolrim