가늘어
gah-neu-ruh
ganeureo
가늘다
To say to be thin, to be slender politely in the present tense, use 가늘어요 (gah-neu-ruh-yoh) · ganeureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 가늘다 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 | 가늘어요 gah-neu-ruh-yoh ganeureoyo | 가늡니다 gah-neum-nee-dah ganeumnida | |
| Past | 가늘었어 gah-neu-ruh-ssuh ganeureosseo | 가늘었어요 gah-neu-ruh-ssuh-yoh ganeureosseoyo | 가늘었습니다 gah-neu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah ganeureosseumnida |
| Future | 가늘 거야 gah-neul guh-yah ganeul geoya | 가늘 거예요 gah-neul guh-yae-yoh ganeul geoyeyo | 가늘 겁니다 gah-neul guhm-nee-dah ganeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
가느세요
gah-neu-sae-yoh
ganeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
가늘어요
gah-neu-ruh-yoh
ganeureoyo
Question Polite (요)
가늘어요?
gah-neu-ruh-yoh-?
ganeureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
가늘고
gah-neul-goh
ganeulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
가늘면
gah-neul-myuhn
ganeulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
가늘고 있어요
gah-neul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ganeulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
가늘고 싶어요
gah-neul-goh shee-puh-yoh
ganeulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
가늘 수 있어요
gah-neul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ganeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
가늘어서
gah-neu-ruh-suh
ganeureoseo
Noun form — (기)
가늘기
gah-neul-gee
ganeulgi
Noun form — (음)
가늚
gah-neum
ganeum