글러
geul-ruh
geulreo
그르다
To say to be wrong, to be hopeless politely in the present tense, use 글러요 (geul-ruh-yoh) · geulreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 그르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (르 irregular (adj)): 르-irregular adjectives follow the same pattern as 르-irregular verbs: 르 splits before -어/-아 suffixes. 다르다 (to be different) → 달라요, 빠르다 (to be fast) → 빨라요. Before consonants 르 is unchanged: 다르고, 빠르지. See all 르-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 글러요 geul-ruh-yoh geulreoyo | 그릅니다 geu-reum-nee-dah geureumnida | |
| Past | 글렀어 geul-ruh-ssuh geulreosseo | 글렀어요 geul-ruh-ssuh-yoh geulreosseoyo | 글렀습니다 geul-ruh-sseum-nee-dah geulreosseumnida |
| Future | 그를 거야 geu-reul guh-yah geureul geoya | 그를 거예요 geu-reul guh-yae-yoh geureul geoyeyo | 그를 겁니다 geu-reul guhm-nee-dah geureul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
그르세요
geu-reu-sae-yoh
geureuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
글러요
geul-ruh-yoh
geulreoyo
Question Polite (요)
글러요?
geul-ruh-yoh-?
geulreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
그르고
geu-reu-goh
geureugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
그르면
geu-reu-myuhn
geureumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
그르고 있어요
geu-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geureugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
그르고 싶어요
geu-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
geureugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
그를 수 있어요
geu-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geureul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
글러서
geul-ruh-suh
geulreoseo
Noun form — (기)
그르기
geu-reu-gee
geureugi
Noun form — (음)
그름
geu-reum
geureum