그늘져
geu-neul-chyuh
geuneuljyeo
descriptive
그늘지다
To say to be shaded politely in the present tense, use 그늘져요 (geu-neul-chyuh-yoh) · geuneuljyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 그늘지다 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 | 그늘져요 geu-neul-chyuh-yoh geuneuljyeoyo | 그늘집니다 geu-neul-cheem-nee-dah geuneuljimnida | |
| Past | 그늘졌어 geu-neul-chyuh-ssuh geuneuljyeosseo | 그늘졌어요 geu-neul-chyuh-ssuh-yoh geuneuljyeosseoyo | 그늘졌습니다 geu-neul-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah geuneuljyeosseumnida |
| Future | 그늘질 거야 geu-neul-cheel guh-yah geuneuljil geoya | 그늘질 거예요 geu-neul-cheel guh-yae-yoh geuneuljil geoyeyo | 그늘질 겁니다 geu-neul-cheel guhm-nee-dah geuneuljil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
그늘지세요
geu-neul-chee-sae-yoh
geuneuljiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
그늘져요
geu-neul-chyuh-yoh
geuneuljyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
그늘져요?
geu-neul-chyuh-yoh-?
geuneuljyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
그늘지고
geu-neul-chee-goh
geuneuljigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
그늘지면
geu-neul-chee-myuhn
geuneuljimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
그늘지고 있어요
geu-neul-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geuneuljigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
그늘지고 싶어요
geu-neul-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
geuneuljigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
그늘질 수 있어요
geu-neul-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geuneuljil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
그늘져서
geu-neul-chyuh-suh
geuneuljyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
그늘지기
geu-neul-chee-gee
geuneuljigi
Noun form — (음)
그늘짐
geu-neul-cheem
geuneuljim