긁어
geul-uh
geueo
regular
긁다
To say to scratch, to scrape politely in the present tense, use 긁어요 (geul-uh-yoh) · geueoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 긁다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 긁어요 geul-uh-yoh geueoyo | 긁습니다 geul-seum-nee-dah geuseumnida | |
| Past | 긁었어 geul-uh-ssuh geueosseo | 긁었어요 geul-uh-ssuh-yoh geueosseoyo | 긁었습니다 geul-uh-sseum-nee-dah geueosseumnida |
| Future | 긁을 거야 geul-eul guh-yah geueul geoya | 긁을 거예요 geul-eul guh-yae-yoh geueul geoyeyo | 긁을 겁니다 geul-eul guhm-nee-dah geueul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
긁으세요
geul-eu-sae-yoh
geueuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
긁어요
geul-uh-yoh
geueoyo
Question Polite (요)
긁어요?
geul-uh-yoh-?
geueoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
긁고
geul-goh
geugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
긁으면
geul-eu-myuhn
geueumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
긁고 있어요
geul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
긁고 싶어요
geul-goh shee-puh-yoh
geugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
긁을 수 있어요
geul-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geueul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
긁어서
geul-uh-suh
geueoseo
Noun form — (기)
긁기
geul-gee
geugi
Noun form — (음)
긁음
geul-eum
geueum