가리켜
gah-ree-kyuh
garikyeo
regular
가리키다
To say to point to politely in the present tense, use 가리켜요 (gah-ree-kyuh-yoh) · garikyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 가리키다 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 | 가리켜요 gah-ree-kyuh-yoh garikyeoyo | 가리킵니다 gah-ree-keem-nee-dah garikimnida | |
| Past | 가리켰어 gah-ree-kyuh-ssuh garikyeosseo | 가리켰어요 gah-ree-kyuh-ssuh-yoh garikyeosseoyo | 가리켰습니다 gah-ree-kyuh-sseum-nee-dah garikyeosseumnida |
| Future | 가리킬 거야 gah-ree-keel guh-yah garikil geoya | 가리킬 거예요 gah-ree-keel guh-yae-yoh garikil geoyeyo | 가리킬 겁니다 gah-ree-keel guhm-nee-dah garikil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
가리키세요
gah-ree-kee-sae-yoh
garikiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
가리켜요
gah-ree-kyuh-yoh
garikyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
가리켜요?
gah-ree-kyuh-yoh-?
garikyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
가리키고
gah-ree-kee-goh
garikigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
가리키면
gah-ree-kee-myuhn
garikimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
가리키고 있어요
gah-ree-kee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
garikigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
가리키고 싶어요
gah-ree-kee-goh shee-puh-yoh
garikigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
가리킬 수 있어요
gah-ree-keel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
garikil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
가리켜서
gah-ree-kyuh-suh
garikyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
가리키기
gah-ree-kee-gee
garikigi
Noun form — (음)
가리킴
gah-ree-keem
garikim