헛기다려
huht-gee-dah-ryuh
heotgidaryeo
regular
헛기다리다
To say to wait in vain politely in the present tense, use 헛기다려요 (huht-gee-dah-ryuh-yoh) · heotgidaryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 헛기다리다 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 | 헛기다려요 huht-gee-dah-ryuh-yoh heotgidaryeoyo | 헛기다립니다 huht-gee-dah-reem-nee-dah heotgidarimnida | |
| Past | 헛기다렸어 huht-gee-dah-ryuh-ssuh heotgidaryeosseo | 헛기다렸어요 huht-gee-dah-ryuh-ssuh-yoh heotgidaryeosseoyo | 헛기다렸습니다 huht-gee-dah-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah heotgidaryeosseumnida |
| Future | 헛기다릴 거야 huht-gee-dah-reel guh-yah heotgidaril geoya | 헛기다릴 거예요 huht-gee-dah-reel guh-yae-yoh heotgidaril geoyeyo | 헛기다릴 겁니다 huht-gee-dah-reel guhm-nee-dah heotgidaril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
헛기다리세요
huht-gee-dah-ree-sae-yoh
heotgidariseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
헛기다려요
huht-gee-dah-ryuh-yoh
heotgidaryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
헛기다려요?
huht-gee-dah-ryuh-yoh-?
heotgidaryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
헛기다리고
huht-gee-dah-ree-goh
heotgidarigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
헛기다리면
huht-gee-dah-ree-myuhn
heotgidarimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
헛기다리고 있어요
huht-gee-dah-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
heotgidarigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
헛기다리고 싶어요
huht-gee-dah-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
heotgidarigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
헛기다릴 수 있어요
huht-gee-dah-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
heotgidaril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
헛기다려서
huht-gee-dah-ryuh-suh
heotgidaryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
헛기다리기
huht-gee-dah-ree-gee
heotgidarigi
Noun form — (음)
헛기다림
huht-gee-dah-reem
heotgidarim