어질어
uh-chee-ruh
eojireo
어질다
To say to be benevolent politely in the present tense, use 어질어요 (uh-chee-ruh-yoh) · eojireoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 어질다 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 | 어질어요 uh-chee-ruh-yoh eojireoyo | 어집니다 uh-cheem-nee-dah eojimnida | |
| Past | 어질었어 uh-chee-ruh-ssuh eojireosseo | 어질었어요 uh-chee-ruh-ssuh-yoh eojireosseoyo | 어질었습니다 uh-chee-ruh-sseum-nee-dah eojireosseumnida |
| Future | 어질 거야 uh-cheel guh-yah eojil geoya | 어질 거예요 uh-cheel guh-yae-yoh eojil geoyeyo | 어질 겁니다 uh-cheel guhm-nee-dah eojil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
어지세요
uh-chee-sae-yoh
eojiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
어질어요
uh-chee-ruh-yoh
eojireoyo
Question Polite (요)
어질어요?
uh-chee-ruh-yoh-?
eojireoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
어질고
uh-cheel-goh
eojilgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
어질면
uh-cheel-myuhn
eojilmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
어질고 있어요
uh-cheel-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eojilgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
어질고 싶어요
uh-cheel-goh shee-puh-yoh
eojilgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
어질 수 있어요
uh-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eojil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
어질어서
uh-chee-ruh-suh
eojireoseo
Noun form — (기)
어질기
uh-cheel-gee
eojilgi
Noun form — (음)
어짊
uh-cheem
eojim