걸쭉해
guhl-jjoo-kae
geoljjukae
걸쭉하다
To say thick, rich, mushy politely in the present tense, use 걸쭉해요 (guhl-jjoo-kae-yoh) · geoljjukaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 걸쭉하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb (adj)): 하다 adjectives use the same verb 하다 as a suffix to turn descriptive nouns into predicates (행복하다 = to be happy). They conjugate identically to 하다 verbs: the 하 contracts before -아/-어 suffixes to give 해. 행복해요, 행복했어요, 행복합니다. See all 하다 verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 걸쭉해요 guhl-jjoo-kae-yoh geoljjukaeyo | 걸쭉합니다 guhl-jjoo-kahm-nee-dah geoljjukamnida | |
| Past | 걸쭉했어 guhl-jjoo-kae-ssuh geoljjukaesseo | 걸쭉했어요 guhl-jjoo-kae-ssuh-yoh geoljjukaesseoyo | 걸쭉했습니다 guhl-jjoo-kae-sseum-nee-dah geoljjukaesseumnida |
| Future | 걸쭉할 거야 guhl-jjoo-kahl guh-yah geoljjukal geoya | 걸쭉할 거예요 guhl-jjoo-kahl guh-yae-yoh geoljjukal geoyeyo | 걸쭉할 겁니다 guhl-jjoo-kahl guhm-nee-dah geoljjukal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
걸쭉하세요
guhl-jjoo-kah-sae-yoh
geoljjukaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
걸쭉해요
guhl-jjoo-kae-yoh
geoljjukaeyo
Question Polite (요)
걸쭉해요?
guhl-jjoo-kae-yoh-?
geoljjukaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
걸쭉하고
guhl-jjoo-kah-goh
geoljjukago
Conditional "if" — (면)
걸쭉하면
guhl-jjoo-kah-myuhn
geoljjukamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
걸쭉하고 있어요
guhl-jjoo-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geoljjukago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
걸쭉하고 싶어요
guhl-jjoo-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
geoljjukago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
걸쭉할 수 있어요
guhl-jjoo-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geoljjukal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
걸쭉해서
guhl-jjoo-kae-suh
geoljjukaeseo
Noun form — (기)
걸쭉하기
guhl-jjoo-kah-gee
geoljjukagi
Noun form — (음)
걸쭉함
guhl-jjoo-kahm
geoljjukam