걸어
guh-ruh
georeo
걸다
To say to hang, to suspend politely in the present tense, use 걸어요 (guh-ruh-yoh) · georeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 걸다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem): ㄹ-stem verbs end in ㄹ as the final consonant. They are conjugated regularly with vowel suffixes (살다 → 살아요), but the ㄹ drops before certain consonant suffixes — specifically before ㄴ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and before the formal ending 습니다: 살다 → 사는, 삽니다, 살지 (ㄹ kept before ㅈ). This is sometimes called a "ㄹ drop" or "ㄹ irregular." 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 | 걸어요 guh-ruh-yoh georeoyo | 겁니다 guhm-nee-dah geomnida | |
| Past | 걸었어 guh-ruh-ssuh georeosseo | 걸었어요 guh-ruh-ssuh-yoh georeosseoyo | 걸었습니다 guh-ruh-sseum-nee-dah georeosseumnida |
| Future | 걸 거야 guhl guh-yah geol geoya | 걸 거예요 guhl guh-yae-yoh geol geoyeyo | 걸 겁니다 guhl guhm-nee-dah geol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
거세요
guh-sae-yoh
geoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
걸어요
guh-ruh-yoh
georeoyo
Question Polite (요)
걸어요?
guh-ruh-yoh-?
georeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
걸고
guhl-goh
geolgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
걸면
guhl-myuhn
geolmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
걸고 있어요
guhl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geolgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
걸고 싶어요
guhl-goh shee-puh-yoh
geolgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
걸 수 있어요
guhl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
걸어서
guh-ruh-suh
georeoseo
Noun form — (기)
걸기
guhl-gee
geolgi
Noun form — (음)
걺
guhm
geom