검질겨
guhm-cheel-gyuh
geomjilgyeo
descriptive
검질기다
To say persistent, persevering, pertinacious politely in the present tense, use 검질겨요 (guhm-cheel-gyuh-yoh) · geomjilgyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 검질기다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 검질겨요 guhm-cheel-gyuh-yoh geomjilgyeoyo | 검질깁니다 guhm-cheel-geem-nee-dah geomjilgimnida | |
| Past | 검질겼어 guhm-cheel-gyuh-ssuh geomjilgyeosseo | 검질겼어요 guhm-cheel-gyuh-ssuh-yoh geomjilgyeosseoyo | 검질겼습니다 guhm-cheel-gyuh-sseum-nee-dah geomjilgyeosseumnida |
| Future | 검질길 거야 guhm-cheel-geel guh-yah geomjilgil geoya | 검질길 거예요 guhm-cheel-geel guh-yae-yoh geomjilgil geoyeyo | 검질길 겁니다 guhm-cheel-geel guhm-nee-dah geomjilgil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
검질기세요
guhm-cheel-gee-sae-yoh
geomjilgiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
검질겨요
guhm-cheel-gyuh-yoh
geomjilgyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
검질겨요?
guhm-cheel-gyuh-yoh-?
geomjilgyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
검질기고
guhm-cheel-gee-goh
geomjilgigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
검질기면
guhm-cheel-gee-myuhn
geomjilgimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
검질기고 있어요
guhm-cheel-gee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geomjilgigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
검질기고 싶어요
guhm-cheel-gee-goh shee-puh-yoh
geomjilgigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
검질길 수 있어요
guhm-cheel-geel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geomjilgil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
검질겨서
guhm-cheel-gyuh-suh
geomjilgyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
검질기기
guhm-cheel-gee-gee
geomjilgigi
Noun form — (음)
검질김
guhm-cheel-geem
geomjilgim