길어
gee-ruh
gireo
긷다
To say to draw (water from a well) politely in the present tense, use 길어요 (gee-ruh-yoh) · gireoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 긷다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄷ irregular): ㄷ-irregular verbs end in 다 with a ㄷ final consonant. Before a vowel, the ㄷ changes to ㄹ. So 듣다 (to listen) becomes 들어요 — NOT *듣어요. Before consonants the ㄷ stays: 듣고, 듣지. A few verbs that look like ㄷ-irregulars are actually regular (e.g. 받다, 믿다) — there is no spelling rule; each must be memorised. See all ㄷ-irregular 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 | 긷습니다 geet-seum-nee-dah gitseumnida | |
| Past | 길었어 gee-ruh-ssuh gireosseo | 길었어요 gee-ruh-ssuh-yoh gireosseoyo | 길었습니다 gee-ruh-sseum-nee-dah gireosseumnida |
| Future | 길을 거야 gee-reul guh-yah gireul geoya | 길을 거예요 gee-reul guh-yae-yoh gireul geoyeyo | 길을 겁니다 gee-reul guhm-nee-dah gireul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
길으세요
gee-reu-sae-yoh
gireuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
길어요
gee-ruh-yoh
gireoyo
Question Polite (요)
길어요?
gee-ruh-yoh-?
gireoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
긷고
geet-goh
gitgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
길으면
gee-reu-myuhn
gireumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
긷고 있어요
geet-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gitgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
긷고 싶어요
geet-goh shee-puh-yoh
gitgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
길을 수 있어요
gee-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gireul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
길어서
gee-ruh-suh
gireoseo
Noun form — (기)
긷기
geet-gee
gitgi
Noun form — (음)
길음
gee-reum
gireum