강궈
gahng-gwuh
ganggwo
regular
강구다
To say to listen carefully politely in the present tense, use 강궈요 (gahng-gwuh-yoh) · ganggwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 강구다 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 | 강궈요 gahng-gwuh-yoh ganggwoyo | 강굽니다 gahng-goom-nee-dah ganggumnida | |
| Past | 강궜어 gahng-gwuh-ssuh ganggwosseo | 강궜어요 gahng-gwuh-ssuh-yoh ganggwosseoyo | 강궜습니다 gahng-gwuh-sseum-nee-dah ganggwosseumnida |
| Future | 강굴 거야 gahng-gool guh-yah ganggul geoya | 강굴 거예요 gahng-gool guh-yae-yoh ganggul geoyeyo | 강굴 겁니다 gahng-gool guhm-nee-dah ganggul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
강구세요
gahng-goo-sae-yoh
gangguseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
강궈요
gahng-gwuh-yoh
ganggwoyo
Question Polite (요)
강궈요?
gahng-gwuh-yoh-?
ganggwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
강구고
gahng-goo-goh
ganggugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
강구면
gahng-goo-myuhn
ganggumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
강구고 있어요
gahng-goo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ganggugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
강구고 싶어요
gahng-goo-goh shee-puh-yoh
ganggugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
강굴 수 있어요
gahng-gool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ganggul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
강궈서
gahng-gwuh-suh
ganggwoseo
Noun form — (기)
강구기
gahng-goo-gee
ganggugi
Noun form — (음)
강굼
gahng-goom
ganggum