길러
geel-ruh
르 irregular
To say to grow, raise, breed, cultivate, foster, nurse, bring up politely in the present tense, use 길러요 (geel-ruh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 기르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 길러요 geel-ruh-yoh | 기릅니다 gee-reum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 길렀어 geel-ruh-ssuh | 길렀어요 geel-ruh-ssuh-yoh | 길렀습니다 geel-ruh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 기를 거야 gee-reul- -guh-yah | 기를 거예요 gee-reul- -guh-yae-yoh | 기를 겁니다 gee-reul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
기르세요
gee-reu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
길러요
geel-ruh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
길러요?
geel-ruh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
기르고
gee-reu-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
기르면
gee-reu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
기름
gee-reum