굽신거려
goop-sheen-guh-ryuh
gupssingeoryeo
regular
굽신거리다
To say to bow repeatedly politely in the present tense, use 굽신거려요 (goop-sheen-guh-ryuh-yoh) · gupssingeoryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 굽신거리다 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 | 굽신거려요 goop-sheen-guh-ryuh-yoh gupssingeoryeoyo | 굽신거립니다 goop-sheen-guh-reem-nee-dah gupssingeorimnida | |
| Past | 굽신거렸어 goop-sheen-guh-ryuh-ssuh gupssingeoryeosseo | 굽신거렸어요 goop-sheen-guh-ryuh-ssuh-yoh gupssingeoryeosseoyo | 굽신거렸습니다 goop-sheen-guh-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah gupssingeoryeosseumnida |
| Future | 굽신거릴 거야 goop-sheen-guh-reel guh-yah gupssingeoril geoya | 굽신거릴 거예요 goop-sheen-guh-reel guh-yae-yoh gupssingeoril geoyeyo | 굽신거릴 겁니다 goop-sheen-guh-reel guhm-nee-dah gupssingeoril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
굽신거리세요
goop-sheen-guh-ree-sae-yoh
gupssingeoriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
굽신거려요
goop-sheen-guh-ryuh-yoh
gupssingeoryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
굽신거려요?
goop-sheen-guh-ryuh-yoh-?
gupssingeoryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
굽신거리고
goop-sheen-guh-ree-goh
gupssingeorigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
굽신거리면
goop-sheen-guh-ree-myuhn
gupssingeorimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
굽신거리고 있어요
goop-sheen-guh-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gupssingeorigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
굽신거리고 싶어요
goop-sheen-guh-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
gupssingeorigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
굽신거릴 수 있어요
goop-sheen-guh-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gupssingeoril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
굽신거려서
goop-sheen-guh-ryuh-suh
gupssingeoryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
굽신거리기
goop-sheen-guh-ree-gee
gupssingeorigi
Noun form — (음)
굽신거림
goop-sheen-guh-reem
gupssingeorim