곪아
gohl-mah
golma
regular
곪다
To say to fester politely in the present tense, use 곪아요 (gohl-mah-yoh) · golmayo. Below is the full conjugation of 곪다 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 | 곪아요 gohl-mah-yoh golmayo | 곪습니다 gohm-seum-nee-dah gomseumnida | |
| Past | 곪았어 gohl-mah-ssuh golmasseo | 곪았어요 gohl-mah-ssuh-yoh golmasseoyo | 곪았습니다 gohl-mah-sseum-nee-dah golmasseumnida |
| Future | 곪을 거야 gohl-meul guh-yah golmeul geoya | 곪을 거예요 gohl-meul guh-yae-yoh golmeul geoyeyo | 곪을 겁니다 gohl-meul guhm-nee-dah golmeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
곪으세요
gohl-meu-sae-yoh
golmeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
곪아요
gohl-mah-yoh
golmayo
Question Polite (요)
곪아요?
gohl-mah-yoh-?
golmayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
곪고
gohm-goh
gomgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
곪으면
gohl-meu-myuhn
golmeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
곪고 있어요
gohm-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gomgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
곪고 싶어요
gohm-goh shee-puh-yoh
gomgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
곪을 수 있어요
gohl-meul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
golmeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
곪아서
gohl-mah-suh
golmaseo
Noun form — (기)
곪기
gohm-gee
gomgi
Noun form — (음)
곪음
gohl-meum
golmeum