가로질러
gah-roh-cheel-ruh
garojilreo
가로지르다
To say to cross, be across, traverse politely in the present tense, use 가로질러요 (gah-roh-cheel-ruh-yoh) · garojilreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 가로지르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (르 irregular): 르-irregular verbs and adjectives end in 르다. Before the -어/-아 suffix the 르 splits: the ㅡ vowel drops and a ㄹ is added as the final consonant of the preceding syllable. 모르다 (not to know) → 몰라요 (not *모르어요), 부르다 (to call) → 불러요. Before consonant suffixes 르 stays intact: 모르고, 부르지. See all 르-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 가로질러요 gah-roh-cheel-ruh-yoh garojilreoyo | 가로지릅니다 gah-roh-chee-reum-nee-dah garojireumnida | |
| Past | 가로질렀어 gah-roh-cheel-ruh-ssuh garojilreosseo | 가로질렀어요 gah-roh-cheel-ruh-ssuh-yoh garojilreosseoyo | 가로질렀습니다 gah-roh-cheel-ruh-sseum-nee-dah garojilreosseumnida |
| Future | 가로지를 거야 gah-roh-chee-reul guh-yah garojireul geoya | 가로지를 거예요 gah-roh-chee-reul guh-yae-yoh garojireul geoyeyo | 가로지를 겁니다 gah-roh-chee-reul guhm-nee-dah garojireul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
가로지르세요
gah-roh-chee-reu-sae-yoh
garojireuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
가로질러요
gah-roh-cheel-ruh-yoh
garojilreoyo
Question Polite (요)
가로질러요?
gah-roh-cheel-ruh-yoh-?
garojilreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
가로지르고
gah-roh-chee-reu-goh
garojireugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
가로지르면
gah-roh-chee-reu-myuhn
garojireumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
가로지르고 있어요
gah-roh-chee-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
garojireugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
가로지르고 싶어요
gah-roh-chee-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
garojireugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
가로지를 수 있어요
gah-roh-chee-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
garojireul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
가로질러서
gah-roh-cheel-ruh-suh
garojilreoseo
Noun form — (기)
가로지르기
gah-roh-chee-reu-gee
garojireugi
Noun form — (음)
가로지름
gah-roh-chee-reum
garojireum