기다래
gee-dah-rae
gidarae
기다랗다
To say to be quite long politely in the present tense, use 기다래요 (gee-dah-rae-yoh) · gidaraeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 기다랗다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅎ irregular (adj)): ㅎ-irregular adjectives end in 다 with ㅎ as the final consonant. Before a vowel, the ㅎ drops and the preceding vowel often contracts: 노랗다 (yellow) → 노래요, 이렇다 (like this) → 이래요. The ㅎ stays before consonant suffixes: 노랗고, 이렇지. See all ㅎ-irregular adjectives →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 기다래요 gee-dah-rae-yoh gidaraeyo | 기다랗습니다 gee-dah-rah-sseum-nee-dah gidarasseumnida | |
| Past | 기다랬어 gee-dah-rae-ssuh gidaraesseo | 기다랬어요 gee-dah-rae-ssuh-yoh gidaraesseoyo | 기다랬습니다 gee-dah-rae-sseum-nee-dah gidaraesseumnida |
| Future | 기다랄 거야 gee-dah-rahl guh-yah gidaral geoya | 기다랄 거예요 gee-dah-rahl guh-yae-yoh gidaral geoyeyo | 기다랄 겁니다 gee-dah-rahl guhm-nee-dah gidaral geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
기다라세요
gee-dah-rah-sae-yoh
gidaraseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
기다래요
gee-dah-rae-yoh
gidaraeyo
Question Polite (요)
기다래요?
gee-dah-rae-yoh-?
gidaraeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
기다랗고
gee-dah-rah-koh
gidarako
Conditional "if" — (면)
기다라면
gee-dah-rah-myuhn
gidaramyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
기다랗고 있어요
gee-dah-rah-koh ee-ssuh-yoh
gidarako isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
기다랗고 싶어요
gee-dah-rah-koh shee-puh-yoh
gidarako sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
기다랄 수 있어요
gee-dah-rahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gidaral su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
기다래서
gee-dah-rae-suh
gidaraeseo
Noun form — (기)
기다랗기
gee-dah-rah-kee
gidaraki
Noun form — (음)
기다람
gee-dah-rahm
gidaram