글어
geu-ruh
geureo
글다
To say contraction of 그을다 (to get tanned) politely in the present tense, use 글어요 (geu-ruh-yoh) · geureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 글다 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 | 글어요 geu-ruh-yoh geureoyo | 급니다 geum-nee-dah geumnida | |
| Past | 글었어 geu-ruh-ssuh geureosseo | 글었어요 geu-ruh-ssuh-yoh geureosseoyo | 글었습니다 geu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah geureosseumnida |
| Future | 글 거야 geul guh-yah geul geoya | 글 거예요 geul guh-yae-yoh geul geoyeyo | 글 겁니다 geul guhm-nee-dah geul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
그세요
geu-sae-yoh
geuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
글어요
geu-ruh-yoh
geureoyo
Question Polite (요)
글어요?
geu-ruh-yoh-?
geureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
글고
geul-goh
geulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
글면
geul-myuhn
geulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
글고 있어요
geul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
글고 싶어요
geul-goh shee-puh-yoh
geulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
글 수 있어요
geul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
글어서
geu-ruh-suh
geureoseo
Noun form — (기)
글기
geul-gee
geulgi
Noun form — (음)
긂
geum