길어
gee-ruh
gireo
길다
To say to be long politely in the present tense, use 길어요 (gee-ruh-yoh) · gireoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 길다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem (adj)): ㄹ-stem adjectives follow the same pattern as ㄹ-stem verbs: the ㄹ is kept before vowel suffixes and drops before ㄴ, ㅂ, and 습니다. 길다 (to be long) → 길어요, 긴, 깁니다. 멀다 (to be far) → 멀어요, 먼, 멉니다. See all ㄹ-stem verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 길어요 gee-ruh-yoh gireoyo | 깁니다 geem-nee-dah gimnida | |
| Past | 길었어 gee-ruh-ssuh gireosseo | 길었어요 gee-ruh-ssuh-yoh gireosseoyo | 길었습니다 gee-ruh-sseum-nee-dah gireosseumnida |
| 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)
길어요
gee-ruh-yoh
gireoyo
Question Polite (요)
길어요?
gee-ruh-yoh-?
gireoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
길고
geel-goh
gilgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
길면
geel-myuhn
gilmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
길고 있어요
geel-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gilgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
길고 싶어요
geel-goh shee-puh-yoh
gilgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
길 수 있어요
geel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
길어서
gee-ruh-suh
gireoseo
Noun form — (기)
길기
geel-gee
gilgi
Noun form — (음)
긺
geem
gim