움직여
oom-chee-gyuh
umjigyeo
regular
움직이다
To say to move politely in the present tense, use 움직여요 (oom-chee-gyuh-yoh) · umjigyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 움직이다 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 | 움직여요 oom-chee-gyuh-yoh umjigyeoyo | 움직입니다 oom-chee-geem-nee-dah umjigimnida | |
| Past | 움직였어 oom-chee-gyuh-ssuh umjigyeosseo | 움직였어요 oom-chee-gyuh-ssuh-yoh umjigyeosseoyo | 움직였습니다 oom-chee-gyuh-sseum-nee-dah umjigyeosseumnida |
| Future | 움직일 거야 oom-chee-geel guh-yah umjigil geoya | 움직일 거예요 oom-chee-geel guh-yae-yoh umjigil geoyeyo | 움직일 겁니다 oom-chee-geel guhm-nee-dah umjigil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
움직이세요
oom-chee-gee-sae-yoh
umjigiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
움직여요
oom-chee-gyuh-yoh
umjigyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
움직여요?
oom-chee-gyuh-yoh-?
umjigyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
움직이고
oom-chee-gee-goh
umjigigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
움직이면
oom-chee-gee-myuhn
umjigimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
움직이고 있어요
oom-chee-gee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
umjigigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
움직이고 싶어요
oom-chee-gee-goh shee-puh-yoh
umjigigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
움직일 수 있어요
oom-chee-geel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
umjigil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
움직여서
oom-chee-gyuh-suh
umjigyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
움직이기
oom-chee-gee-gee
umjigigi
Noun form — (음)
움직임
oom-chee-geem
umjigim