골아
goh-rah
gora
골다
To say to snore politely in the present tense, use 골아요 (goh-rah-yoh) · gorayo. Below is the full conjugation of 골다 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 | 골아요 goh-rah-yoh gorayo | 곱니다 gohm-nee-dah gomnida | |
| Past | 골았어 goh-rah-ssuh gorasseo | 골았어요 goh-rah-ssuh-yoh gorasseoyo | 골았습니다 goh-rah-sseum-nee-dah gorasseumnida |
| Future | 골 거야 gohl guh-yah gol geoya | 골 거예요 gohl guh-yae-yoh gol geoyeyo | 골 겁니다 gohl guhm-nee-dah gol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
고세요
goh-sae-yoh
goseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
골아요
goh-rah-yoh
gorayo
Question Polite (요)
골아요?
goh-rah-yoh-?
gorayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
골고
gohl-goh
golgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
골면
gohl-myuhn
golmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
골고 있어요
gohl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
golgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
골고 싶어요
gohl-goh shee-puh-yoh
golgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
골 수 있어요
gohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
골아서
goh-rah-suh
goraseo
Noun form — (기)
골기
gohl-gee
golgi
Noun form — (음)
곪
gohm
gom