결정지어
gyuhl-chuhng-chee-uh
gyeoljeongjieo
결정짓다
To say to make a decision, to decide politely in the present tense, use 결정지어요 (gyuhl-chuhng-chee-uh-yoh) · gyeoljeongjieoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 결정짓다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅅ irregular): ㅅ-irregular verbs end in 다 with a ㅅ final consonant. Before a vowel suffix the ㅅ drops entirely, leaving no consonant. 짓다 (to build) becomes 지어요 — NOT *짓어요. Before consonants the ㅅ remains: 짓고, 짓지. Several ㅅ-final verbs are regular (e.g. 씻다, 벗다), so this must be learnt word by word. See all ㅅ-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 결정지어요 gyuhl-chuhng-chee-uh-yoh gyeoljeongjieoyo | 결정짓습니다 gyuhl-chuhng-cheet-seum-nee-dah gyeoljeongjitseumnida | |
| Past | 결정지었어 gyuhl-chuhng-chee-uh-ssuh gyeoljeongjieosseo | 결정지었어요 gyuhl-chuhng-chee-uh-ssuh-yoh gyeoljeongjieosseoyo | 결정지었습니다 gyuhl-chuhng-chee-uh-sseum-nee-dah gyeoljeongjieosseumnida |
| Future | 결정지을 거야 gyuhl-chuhng-chee-eul guh-yah gyeoljeongjieul geoya | 결정지을 거예요 gyuhl-chuhng-chee-eul guh-yae-yoh gyeoljeongjieul geoyeyo | 결정지을 겁니다 gyuhl-chuhng-chee-eul guhm-nee-dah gyeoljeongjieul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
결정지으세요
gyuhl-chuhng-chee-eu-sae-yoh
gyeoljeongjieuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
결정지어요
gyuhl-chuhng-chee-uh-yoh
gyeoljeongjieoyo
Question Polite (요)
결정지어요?
gyuhl-chuhng-chee-uh-yoh-?
gyeoljeongjieoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
결정짓고
gyuhl-chuhng-cheet-goh
gyeoljeongjitgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
결정지으면
gyuhl-chuhng-chee-eu-myuhn
gyeoljeongjieumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
결정짓고 있어요
gyuhl-chuhng-cheet-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gyeoljeongjitgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
결정짓고 싶어요
gyuhl-chuhng-cheet-goh shee-puh-yoh
gyeoljeongjitgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
결정지을 수 있어요
gyuhl-chuhng-chee-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gyeoljeongjieul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
결정지어서
gyuhl-chuhng-chee-uh-suh
gyeoljeongjieoseo
Noun form — (기)
결정짓기
gyuhl-chuhng-cheet-gee
gyeoljeongjitgi
Noun form — (음)
결정지음
gyuhl-chuhng-chee-eum
gyeoljeongjieum