굴러
gool-ruh
gulreo
구르다
To say to roll, to roll over politely in the present tense, use 굴러요 (gool-ruh-yoh) · gulreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 구르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (르 irregular): 르-irregular verbs and adjectives end in 르다. Before the -어/-아 suffix the 르 splits: the ㅡ vowel drops and a ㄹ is added as the final consonant of the preceding syllable. 모르다 (not to know) → 몰라요 (not *모르어요), 부르다 (to call) → 불러요. Before consonant suffixes 르 stays intact: 모르고, 부르지. See all 르-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 굴러요 gool-ruh-yoh gulreoyo | 구릅니다 goo-reum-nee-dah gureumnida | |
| Past | 굴렀어 gool-ruh-ssuh gulreosseo | 굴렀어요 gool-ruh-ssuh-yoh gulreosseoyo | 굴렀습니다 gool-ruh-sseum-nee-dah gulreosseumnida |
| Future | 구를 거야 goo-reul guh-yah gureul geoya | 구를 거예요 goo-reul guh-yae-yoh gureul geoyeyo | 구를 겁니다 goo-reul guhm-nee-dah gureul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
구르세요
goo-reu-sae-yoh
gureuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
굴러요
gool-ruh-yoh
gulreoyo
Question Polite (요)
굴러요?
gool-ruh-yoh-?
gulreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
구르고
goo-reu-goh
gureugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
구르면
goo-reu-myuhn
gureumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
구르고 있어요
goo-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gureugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
구르고 싶어요
goo-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
gureugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
구를 수 있어요
goo-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gureul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
굴러서
gool-ruh-suh
gulreoseo
Noun form — (기)
구르기
goo-reu-gee
gureugi
Noun form — (음)
구름
goo-reum
gureum