겨
gyuh
gyeo
regular
기다
To say to crawl, to creep, to grovel politely in the present tense, use 겨요 (gyuh-yoh) · gyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 기다 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 | 겨요 gyuh-yoh gyeoyo | 깁니다 geem-nee-dah gimnida | |
| Past | 겼어 gyuh-ssuh gyeosseo | 겼어요 gyuh-ssuh-yoh gyeosseoyo | 겼습니다 gyuh-sseum-nee-dah gyeosseumnida |
| Future | 길 거야 geel guh-yah gil geoya | 길 거예요 geel guh-yae-yoh gil geoyeyo | 길 겁니다 geel guhm-nee-dah gil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
기세요
gee-sae-yoh
giseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
겨요
gyuh-yoh
gyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
겨요?
gyuh-yoh-?
gyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
기고
gee-goh
gigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
기면
gee-myuhn
gimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
기고 있어요
gee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
기고 싶어요
gee-goh shee-puh-yoh
gigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
길 수 있어요
geel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
겨서
gyuh-suh
gyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
기기
gee-gee
gigi
Noun form — (음)
김
geem
gim