그을어
geu-eu-ruh
geueureo
그을다
To say to become suntanned politely in the present tense, use 그을어요 (geu-eu-ruh-yoh) · geueureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 그을다 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 | 그을어요 geu-eu-ruh-yoh geueureoyo | 그읍니다 geu-eum-nee-dah geueumnida | |
| Past | 그을었어 geu-eu-ruh-ssuh geueureosseo | 그을었어요 geu-eu-ruh-ssuh-yoh geueureosseoyo | 그을었습니다 geu-eu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah geueureosseumnida |
| Future | 그을 거야 geu-eul guh-yah geueul geoya | 그을 거예요 geu-eul guh-yae-yoh geueul geoyeyo | 그을 겁니다 geu-eul guhm-nee-dah geueul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
그으세요
geu-eu-sae-yoh
geueuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
그을어요
geu-eu-ruh-yoh
geueureoyo
Question Polite (요)
그을어요?
geu-eu-ruh-yoh-?
geueureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
그을고
geu-eul-goh
geueulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
그을면
geu-eul-myuhn
geueulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
그을고 있어요
geu-eul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geueulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
그을고 싶어요
geu-eul-goh shee-puh-yoh
geueulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
그을 수 있어요
geu-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geueul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
그을어서
geu-eu-ruh-suh
geueureoseo
Noun form — (기)
그을기
geu-eul-gee
geueulgi
Noun form — (음)
그읆
geu-eum
geueum