골아
goh-rah
gora
곧다
To say to be straight politely in the present tense, use 골아요 (goh-rah-yoh) · gorayo. Below is the full conjugation of 곧다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄷ irregular (adj)): 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. 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 | 골아요 goh-rah-yoh gorayo | 곧습니다 goht-seum-nee-dah gotseumnida | |
| Past | 골았어 goh-rah-ssuh gorasseo | 골았어요 goh-rah-ssuh-yoh gorasseoyo | 골았습니다 goh-rah-sseum-nee-dah gorasseumnida |
| Future | 골을 거야 goh-reul guh-yah goreul geoya | 골을 거예요 goh-reul guh-yae-yoh goreul geoyeyo | 골을 겁니다 goh-reul guhm-nee-dah goreul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
골으세요
goh-reu-sae-yoh
goreuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
골아요
goh-rah-yoh
gorayo
Question Polite (요)
골아요?
goh-rah-yoh-?
gorayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
곧고
goht-goh
gotgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
골으면
goh-reu-myuhn
goreumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
곧고 있어요
goht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gotgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
곧고 싶어요
goht-goh shee-puh-yoh
gotgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
골을 수 있어요
goh-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
goreul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
골아서
goh-rah-suh
goraseo
Noun form — (기)
곧기
goht-gee
gotgi
Noun form — (음)
골음
goh-reum
goreum