고매굴어
goh-mae-goo-ruh
gomaegureo
고매굴다
To say to respect politely in the present tense, use 고매굴어요 (goh-mae-goo-ruh-yoh) · gomaegureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 고매굴다 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 | 고매굴어요 goh-mae-goo-ruh-yoh gomaegureoyo | 고매굽니다 goh-mae-goom-nee-dah gomaegumnida | |
| Past | 고매굴었어 goh-mae-goo-ruh-ssuh gomaegureosseo | 고매굴었어요 goh-mae-goo-ruh-ssuh-yoh gomaegureosseoyo | 고매굴었습니다 goh-mae-goo-ruh-sseum-nee-dah gomaegureosseumnida |
| Future | 고매굴 거야 goh-mae-gool guh-yah gomaegul geoya | 고매굴 거예요 goh-mae-gool guh-yae-yoh gomaegul geoyeyo | 고매굴 겁니다 goh-mae-gool guhm-nee-dah gomaegul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
고매구세요
goh-mae-goo-sae-yoh
gomaeguseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
고매굴어요
goh-mae-goo-ruh-yoh
gomaegureoyo
Question Polite (요)
고매굴어요?
goh-mae-goo-ruh-yoh-?
gomaegureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
고매굴고
goh-mae-gool-goh
gomaegulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
고매굴면
goh-mae-gool-myuhn
gomaegulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
고매굴고 있어요
goh-mae-gool-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gomaegulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
고매굴고 싶어요
goh-mae-gool-goh shee-puh-yoh
gomaegulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
고매굴 수 있어요
goh-mae-gool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gomaegul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
고매굴어서
goh-mae-goo-ruh-suh
gomaegureoseo
Noun form — (기)
고매굴기
goh-mae-gool-gee
gomaegulgi
Noun form — (음)
고매굶
goh-mae-goom
gomaegum