기울어
gee-oo-ruh
giureo
기울다
To say to tilt, to slant, to incline politely in the present tense, use 기울어요 (gee-oo-ruh-yoh) · giureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 기울다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem): ㄹ-stem verbs end in ㄹ as the final consonant. They are conjugated regularly with vowel suffixes (살다 → 살아요), but the ㄹ drops before certain consonant suffixes — specifically before ㄴ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and before the formal ending 습니다: 살다 → 사는, 삽니다, 살지 (ㄹ kept before ㅈ). This is sometimes called a "ㄹ drop" or "ㄹ irregular." 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 | 기울어요 gee-oo-ruh-yoh giureoyo | 기웁니다 gee-oom-nee-dah giumnida | |
| Past | 기울었어 gee-oo-ruh-ssuh giureosseo | 기울었어요 gee-oo-ruh-ssuh-yoh giureosseoyo | 기울었습니다 gee-oo-ruh-sseum-nee-dah giureosseumnida |
| Future | 기울 거야 gee-ool guh-yah giul geoya | 기울 거예요 gee-ool guh-yae-yoh giul geoyeyo | 기울 겁니다 gee-ool guhm-nee-dah giul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
기우세요
gee-oo-sae-yoh
giuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
기울어요
gee-oo-ruh-yoh
giureoyo
Question Polite (요)
기울어요?
gee-oo-ruh-yoh-?
giureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
기울고
gee-ool-goh
giulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
기울면
gee-ool-myuhn
giulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
기울고 있어요
gee-ool-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
giulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
기울고 싶어요
gee-ool-goh shee-puh-yoh
giulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
기울 수 있어요
gee-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
giul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
기울어서
gee-oo-ruh-suh
giureoseo
Noun form — (기)
기울기
gee-ool-gee
giulgi
Noun form — (음)
기욺
gee-oom
gium