동그래
dohng-geu-rae
donggeurae
동그랗다
To say to be round politely in the present tense, use 동그래요 (dohng-geu-rae-yoh) · donggeuraeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 동그랗다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅎ irregular (adj)): ㅎ-irregular adjectives end in 다 with ㅎ as the final consonant. Before a vowel, the ㅎ drops and the preceding vowel often contracts: 노랗다 (yellow) → 노래요, 이렇다 (like this) → 이래요. The ㅎ stays before consonant suffixes: 노랗고, 이렇지. See all ㅎ-irregular adjectives →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 동그래요 dohng-geu-rae-yoh donggeuraeyo | 동그랗습니다 dohng-geu-rah-sseum-nee-dah donggeurasseumnida | |
| Past | 동그랬어 dohng-geu-rae-ssuh donggeuraesseo | 동그랬어요 dohng-geu-rae-ssuh-yoh donggeuraesseoyo | 동그랬습니다 dohng-geu-rae-sseum-nee-dah donggeuraesseumnida |
| Future | 동그랄 거야 dohng-geu-rahl guh-yah donggeural geoya | 동그랄 거예요 dohng-geu-rahl guh-yae-yoh donggeural geoyeyo | 동그랄 겁니다 dohng-geu-rahl guhm-nee-dah donggeural geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
동그라세요
dohng-geu-rah-sae-yoh
donggeuraseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
동그래요
dohng-geu-rae-yoh
donggeuraeyo
Question Polite (요)
동그래요?
dohng-geu-rae-yoh-?
donggeuraeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
동그랗고
dohng-geu-rah-koh
donggeurako
Conditional "if" — (면)
동그라면
dohng-geu-rah-myuhn
donggeuramyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
동그랗고 있어요
dohng-geu-rah-koh ee-ssuh-yoh
donggeurako isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
동그랗고 싶어요
dohng-geu-rah-koh shee-puh-yoh
donggeurako sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
동그랄 수 있어요
dohng-geu-rahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
donggeural su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
동그래서
dohng-geu-rae-suh
donggeuraeseo
Noun form — (기)
동그랗기
dohng-geu-rah-kee
donggeuraki
Noun form — (음)
동그람
dohng-geu-rahm
donggeuram