굶어
gool-muh
gulmeo
regular
굶다
To say to skip (a meal), to starve, to fast politely in the present tense, use 굶어요 (gool-muh-yoh) · gulmeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 굶다 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 | 굶어요 gool-muh-yoh gulmeoyo | 굶습니다 goom-seum-nee-dah gumseumnida | |
| Past | 굶었어 gool-muh-ssuh gulmeosseo | 굶었어요 gool-muh-ssuh-yoh gulmeosseoyo | 굶었습니다 gool-muh-sseum-nee-dah gulmeosseumnida |
| Future | 굶을 거야 gool-meul guh-yah gulmeul geoya | 굶을 거예요 gool-meul guh-yae-yoh gulmeul geoyeyo | 굶을 겁니다 gool-meul guhm-nee-dah gulmeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
굶으세요
gool-meu-sae-yoh
gulmeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
굶어요
gool-muh-yoh
gulmeoyo
Question Polite (요)
굶어요?
gool-muh-yoh-?
gulmeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
굶고
goom-goh
gumgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
굶으면
gool-meu-myuhn
gulmeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
굶고 있어요
goom-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gumgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
굶고 싶어요
goom-goh shee-puh-yoh
gumgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
굶을 수 있어요
gool-meul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gulmeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
굶어서
gool-muh-suh
gulmeoseo
Noun form — (기)
굶기
goom-gee
gumgi
Noun form — (음)
굶음
gool-meum
gulmeum