동글어
dohng-geu-ruh
donggeureo
동글다
To say round and smallish politely in the present tense, use 동글어요 (dohng-geu-ruh-yoh) · donggeureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 동글다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem (adj)): ㄹ-stem adjectives follow the same pattern as ㄹ-stem verbs: the ㄹ is kept before vowel suffixes and drops before ㄴ, ㅂ, and 습니다. 길다 (to be long) → 길어요, 긴, 깁니다. 멀다 (to be far) → 멀어요, 먼, 멉니다. See all ㄹ-stem verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 동글어요 dohng-geu-ruh-yoh donggeureoyo | 동급니다 dohng-geum-nee-dah donggeumnida | |
| Past | 동글었어 dohng-geu-ruh-ssuh donggeureosseo | 동글었어요 dohng-geu-ruh-ssuh-yoh donggeureosseoyo | 동글었습니다 dohng-geu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah donggeureosseumnida |
| Future | 동글 거야 dohng-geul guh-yah donggeul geoya | 동글 거예요 dohng-geul guh-yae-yoh donggeul geoyeyo | 동글 겁니다 dohng-geul guhm-nee-dah donggeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
동그세요
dohng-geu-sae-yoh
donggeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
동글어요
dohng-geu-ruh-yoh
donggeureoyo
Question Polite (요)
동글어요?
dohng-geu-ruh-yoh-?
donggeureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
동글고
dohng-geul-goh
donggeulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
동글면
dohng-geul-myuhn
donggeulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
동글고 있어요
dohng-geul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
donggeulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
동글고 싶어요
dohng-geul-goh shee-puh-yoh
donggeulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
동글 수 있어요
dohng-geul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
donggeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
동글어서
dohng-geu-ruh-suh
donggeureoseo
Noun form — (기)
동글기
dohng-geul-gee
donggeulgi
Noun form — (음)
동긂
dohng-geum
donggeum