거닐어
guh-nee-ruh
geonireo
거닐다
To say to stroll, to saunter politely in the present tense, use 거닐어요 (guh-nee-ruh-yoh) · geonireoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 거닐다 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 | 거닐어요 guh-nee-ruh-yoh geonireoyo | 거닙니다 guh-neem-nee-dah geonimnida | |
| Past | 거닐었어 guh-nee-ruh-ssuh geonireosseo | 거닐었어요 guh-nee-ruh-ssuh-yoh geonireosseoyo | 거닐었습니다 guh-nee-ruh-sseum-nee-dah geonireosseumnida |
| Future | 거닐 거야 guh-neel guh-yah geonil geoya | 거닐 거예요 guh-neel guh-yae-yoh geonil geoyeyo | 거닐 겁니다 guh-neel guhm-nee-dah geonil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
거니세요
guh-nee-sae-yoh
geoniseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
거닐어요
guh-nee-ruh-yoh
geonireoyo
Question Polite (요)
거닐어요?
guh-nee-ruh-yoh-?
geonireoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
거닐고
guh-neel-goh
geonilgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
거닐면
guh-neel-myuhn
geonilmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
거닐고 있어요
guh-neel-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geonilgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
거닐고 싶어요
guh-neel-goh shee-puh-yoh
geonilgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
거닐 수 있어요
guh-neel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geonil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
거닐어서
guh-nee-ruh-suh
geonireoseo
Noun form — (기)
거닐기
guh-neel-gee
geonilgi
Noun form — (음)
거닒
guh-neem
geonim