여의어
yuh-ui-uh
yeouieo
regular
여의다
To say to lose, to be bereaved of (one's parent, loved one, spouse) politely in the present tense, use 여의어요 (yuh-ui-uh-yoh) · yeouieoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 여의다 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 | 여의어요 yuh-ui-uh-yoh yeouieoyo | 여읩니다 yuh-uim-nee-dah yeouimnida | |
| Past | 여의었어 yuh-ui-uh-ssuh yeouieosseo | 여의었어요 yuh-ui-uh-ssuh-yoh yeouieosseoyo | 여의었습니다 yuh-ui-uh-sseum-nee-dah yeouieosseumnida |
| Future | 여읠 거야 yuh-uil guh-yah yeouil geoya | 여읠 거예요 yuh-uil guh-yae-yoh yeouil geoyeyo | 여읠 겁니다 yuh-uil guhm-nee-dah yeouil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
여의세요
yuh-ui-sae-yoh
yeouiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
여의어요
yuh-ui-uh-yoh
yeouieoyo
Question Polite (요)
여의어요?
yuh-ui-uh-yoh-?
yeouieoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
여의고
yuh-ui-goh
yeouigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
여의면
yuh-ui-myuhn
yeouimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
여의고 있어요
yuh-ui-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yeouigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
여의고 싶어요
yuh-ui-goh shee-puh-yoh
yeouigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
여읠 수 있어요
yuh-uil soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yeouil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
여의어서
yuh-ui-uh-suh
yeouieoseo
Noun form — (기)
여의기
yuh-ui-gee
yeouigi
Noun form — (음)
여읨
yuh-uim
yeouim