기다려
gee-dah-ryuh
regular
To say to wait politely in the present tense, use 기다려요 (gee-dah-ryuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 기다리다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 기다려요 gee-dah-ryuh-yoh | 기다립니다 gee-dah-reem-nee-dah | |
| Past | 기다렸어 gee-dah-ryuh-ssuh | 기다렸어요 gee-dah-ryuh-ssuh-yoh | 기다렸습니다 gee-dah-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 기다릴 거야 gee-dah-reel- -guh-yah | 기다릴 거예요 gee-dah-reel- -guh-yae-yoh | 기다릴 겁니다 gee-dah-reel- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
기다리세요
gee-dah-ree-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
기다려요
gee-dah-ryuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
기다려요?
gee-dah-ryuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
기다리고
gee-dah-ree-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
기다리면
gee-dah-ree-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
기다림
gee-dah-reem