기려
gee-ryuh
giryeo
regular
기리다
To say to extol, to praise, to honour, to admire politely in the present tense, use 기려요 (gee-ryuh-yoh) · giryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 기리다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 기려요 gee-ryuh-yoh giryeoyo | 기립니다 gee-reem-nee-dah girimnida | |
| Past | 기렸어 gee-ryuh-ssuh giryeosseo | 기렸어요 gee-ryuh-ssuh-yoh giryeosseoyo | 기렸습니다 gee-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah giryeosseumnida |
| Future | 기릴 거야 gee-reel guh-yah giril geoya | 기릴 거예요 gee-reel guh-yae-yoh giril geoyeyo | 기릴 겁니다 gee-reel guhm-nee-dah giril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
기리세요
gee-ree-sae-yoh
giriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
기려요
gee-ryuh-yoh
giryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
기려요?
gee-ryuh-yoh-?
giryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
기리고
gee-ree-goh
girigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
기리면
gee-ree-myuhn
girimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
기리고 있어요
gee-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
girigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
기리고 싶어요
gee-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
girigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
기릴 수 있어요
gee-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
giril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
기려서
gee-ryuh-suh
giryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
기리기
gee-ree-gee
girigi
Noun form — (음)
기림
gee-reem
girim