게을러
gae-eul-ruh
geeulreo
게으르다
To say to be lazy, to be idle politely in the present tense, use 게을러요 (gae-eul-ruh-yoh) · geeulreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 게으르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (르 irregular (adj)): 르-irregular adjectives follow the same pattern as 르-irregular verbs: 르 splits before -어/-아 suffixes. 다르다 (to be different) → 달라요, 빠르다 (to be fast) → 빨라요. Before consonants 르 is unchanged: 다르고, 빠르지. 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 | 게을러요 gae-eul-ruh-yoh geeulreoyo | 게으릅니다 gae-eu-reum-nee-dah geeureumnida | |
| Past | 게을렀어 gae-eul-ruh-ssuh geeulreosseo | 게을렀어요 gae-eul-ruh-ssuh-yoh geeulreosseoyo | 게을렀습니다 gae-eul-ruh-sseum-nee-dah geeulreosseumnida |
| Future | 게으를 거야 gae-eu-reul guh-yah geeureul geoya | 게으를 거예요 gae-eu-reul guh-yae-yoh geeureul geoyeyo | 게으를 겁니다 gae-eu-reul guhm-nee-dah geeureul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
게으르세요
gae-eu-reu-sae-yoh
geeureuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
게을러요
gae-eul-ruh-yoh
geeulreoyo
Question Polite (요)
게을러요?
gae-eul-ruh-yoh-?
geeulreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
게으르고
gae-eu-reu-goh
geeureugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
게으르면
gae-eu-reu-myuhn
geeureumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
게으르고 있어요
gae-eu-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geeureugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
게으르고 싶어요
gae-eu-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
geeureugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
게으를 수 있어요
gae-eu-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geeureul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
게을러서
gae-eul-ruh-suh
geeulreoseo
Noun form — (기)
게으르기
gae-eu-reu-gee
geeureugi
Noun form — (음)
게으름
gae-eu-reum
geeureum