구부려
goo-boo-ryuh
guburyeo
regular
구부리다
To say to bend, to curve politely in the present tense, use 구부려요 (goo-boo-ryuh-yoh) · guburyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 구부리다 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 | 구부려요 goo-boo-ryuh-yoh guburyeoyo | 구부립니다 goo-boo-reem-nee-dah guburimnida | |
| Past | 구부렸어 goo-boo-ryuh-ssuh guburyeosseo | 구부렸어요 goo-boo-ryuh-ssuh-yoh guburyeosseoyo | 구부렸습니다 goo-boo-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah guburyeosseumnida |
| Future | 구부릴 거야 goo-boo-reel guh-yah guburil geoya | 구부릴 거예요 goo-boo-reel guh-yae-yoh guburil geoyeyo | 구부릴 겁니다 goo-boo-reel guhm-nee-dah guburil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
구부리세요
goo-boo-ree-sae-yoh
guburiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
구부려요
goo-boo-ryuh-yoh
guburyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
구부려요?
goo-boo-ryuh-yoh-?
guburyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
구부리고
goo-boo-ree-goh
guburigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
구부리면
goo-boo-ree-myuhn
guburimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
구부리고 있어요
goo-boo-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
guburigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
구부리고 싶어요
goo-boo-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
guburigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
구부릴 수 있어요
goo-boo-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
guburil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
구부려서
goo-boo-ryuh-suh
guburyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
구부리기
goo-boo-ree-gee
guburigi
Noun form — (음)
구부림
goo-boo-reem
guburim