겨뤄
gyuh-rwuh
gyeorwo
regular
겨루다
To say to compete (with), to pit (one's skills against) politely in the present tense, use 겨뤄요 (gyuh-rwuh-yoh) · gyeorwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 겨루다 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 | 겨뤄요 gyuh-rwuh-yoh gyeorwoyo | 겨룹니다 gyuh-room-nee-dah gyeorumnida | |
| Past | 겨뤘어 gyuh-rwuh-ssuh gyeorwosseo | 겨뤘어요 gyuh-rwuh-ssuh-yoh gyeorwosseoyo | 겨뤘습니다 gyuh-rwuh-sseum-nee-dah gyeorwosseumnida |
| Future | 겨룰 거야 gyuh-rool guh-yah gyeorul geoya | 겨룰 거예요 gyuh-rool guh-yae-yoh gyeorul geoyeyo | 겨룰 겁니다 gyuh-rool guhm-nee-dah gyeorul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
겨루세요
gyuh-roo-sae-yoh
gyeoruseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
겨뤄요
gyuh-rwuh-yoh
gyeorwoyo
Question Polite (요)
겨뤄요?
gyuh-rwuh-yoh-?
gyeorwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
겨루고
gyuh-roo-goh
gyeorugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
겨루면
gyuh-roo-myuhn
gyeorumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
겨루고 있어요
gyuh-roo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gyeorugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
겨루고 싶어요
gyuh-roo-goh shee-puh-yoh
gyeorugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
겨룰 수 있어요
gyuh-rool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gyeorul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
겨뤄서
gyuh-rwuh-suh
gyeorwoseo
Noun form — (기)
겨루기
gyuh-roo-gee
gyeorugi
Noun form — (음)
겨룸
gyuh-room
gyeorum