비틀거려
bee-teul-guh-ryuh
biteulgeoryeo
regular
비틀거리다
To say to stumble politely in the present tense, use 비틀거려요 (bee-teul-guh-ryuh-yoh) · biteulgeoryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 비틀거리다 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 | 비틀거려요 bee-teul-guh-ryuh-yoh biteulgeoryeoyo | 비틀거립니다 bee-teul-guh-reem-nee-dah biteulgeorimnida | |
| Past | 비틀거렸어 bee-teul-guh-ryuh-ssuh biteulgeoryeosseo | 비틀거렸어요 bee-teul-guh-ryuh-ssuh-yoh biteulgeoryeosseoyo | 비틀거렸습니다 bee-teul-guh-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah biteulgeoryeosseumnida |
| Future | 비틀거릴 거야 bee-teul-guh-reel guh-yah biteulgeoril geoya | 비틀거릴 거예요 bee-teul-guh-reel guh-yae-yoh biteulgeoril geoyeyo | 비틀거릴 겁니다 bee-teul-guh-reel guhm-nee-dah biteulgeoril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
비틀거리세요
bee-teul-guh-ree-sae-yoh
biteulgeoriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
비틀거려요
bee-teul-guh-ryuh-yoh
biteulgeoryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
비틀거려요?
bee-teul-guh-ryuh-yoh-?
biteulgeoryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
비틀거리고
bee-teul-guh-ree-goh
biteulgeorigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
비틀거리면
bee-teul-guh-ree-myuhn
biteulgeorimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
비틀거리고 있어요
bee-teul-guh-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
biteulgeorigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
비틀거리고 싶어요
bee-teul-guh-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
biteulgeorigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
비틀거릴 수 있어요
bee-teul-guh-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
biteulgeoril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
비틀거려서
bee-teul-guh-ryuh-suh
biteulgeoryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
비틀거리기
bee-teul-guh-ree-gee
biteulgeorigi
Noun form — (음)
비틀거림
bee-teul-guh-reem
biteulgeorim