길러
geel-ruh
gilreo
기르다
To say to grow, raise, breed, cultivate, foster, nurse, bring up politely in the present tense, use 길러요 (geel-ruh-yoh) · gilreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 기르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (르 irregular): 르-irregular verbs and adjectives end in 르다. Before the -어/-아 suffix the 르 splits: the ㅡ vowel drops and a ㄹ is added as the final consonant of the preceding syllable. 모르다 (not to know) → 몰라요 (not *모르어요), 부르다 (to call) → 불러요. Before consonant suffixes 르 stays intact: 모르고, 부르지. See all 르-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 길러요 geel-ruh-yoh gilreoyo | 기릅니다 gee-reum-nee-dah gireumnida | |
| Past | 길렀어 geel-ruh-ssuh gilreosseo | 길렀어요 geel-ruh-ssuh-yoh gilreosseoyo | 길렀습니다 geel-ruh-sseum-nee-dah gilreosseumnida |
| Future | 기를 거야 gee-reul guh-yah gireul geoya | 기를 거예요 gee-reul guh-yae-yoh gireul geoyeyo | 기를 겁니다 gee-reul guhm-nee-dah gireul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
기르세요
gee-reu-sae-yoh
gireuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
길러요
geel-ruh-yoh
gilreoyo
Question Polite (요)
길러요?
geel-ruh-yoh-?
gilreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
기르고
gee-reu-goh
gireugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
기르면
gee-reu-myuhn
gireumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
기르고 있어요
gee-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gireugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
기르고 싶어요
gee-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
gireugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
기를 수 있어요
gee-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gireul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
길러서
geel-ruh-suh
gilreoseo
Noun form — (기)
기르기
gee-reu-gee
gireugi
Noun form — (음)
기름
gee-reum
gireum