떠올려
ttuh-ohl-ryuh
tteoolryeo
regular
떠올리다
To say to recall, to think of politely in the present tense, use 떠올려요 (ttuh-ohl-ryuh-yoh) · tteoolryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 떠올리다 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 | 떠올려요 ttuh-ohl-ryuh-yoh tteoolryeoyo | 떠올립니다 ttuh-ohl-reem-nee-dah tteoolrimnida | |
| Past | 떠올렸어 ttuh-ohl-ryuh-ssuh tteoolryeosseo | 떠올렸어요 ttuh-ohl-ryuh-ssuh-yoh tteoolryeosseoyo | 떠올렸습니다 ttuh-ohl-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah tteoolryeosseumnida |
| Future | 떠올릴 거야 ttuh-ohl-reel guh-yah tteoolril geoya | 떠올릴 거예요 ttuh-ohl-reel guh-yae-yoh tteoolril geoyeyo | 떠올릴 겁니다 ttuh-ohl-reel guhm-nee-dah tteoolril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
떠올리세요
ttuh-ohl-ree-sae-yoh
tteoolriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
떠올려요
ttuh-ohl-ryuh-yoh
tteoolryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
떠올려요?
ttuh-ohl-ryuh-yoh-?
tteoolryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
떠올리고
ttuh-ohl-ree-goh
tteoolrigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
떠올리면
ttuh-ohl-ree-myuhn
tteoolrimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
떠올리고 있어요
ttuh-ohl-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
tteoolrigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
떠올리고 싶어요
ttuh-ohl-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
tteoolrigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
떠올릴 수 있어요
ttuh-ohl-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
tteoolril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
떠올려서
ttuh-ohl-ryuh-suh
tteoolryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
떠올리기
ttuh-ohl-ree-gee
tteoolrigi
Noun form — (음)
떠올림
ttuh-ohl-reem
tteoolrim