질어
chee-ruh
jireo
질다
To say dialectal form of 길다 (to be long) politely in the present tense, use 질어요 (chee-ruh-yoh) · jireoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 질다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem (adj)): ㄹ-stem adjectives follow the same pattern as ㄹ-stem verbs: the ㄹ is kept before vowel suffixes and drops before ㄴ, ㅂ, and 습니다. 길다 (to be long) → 길어요, 긴, 깁니다. 멀다 (to be far) → 멀어요, 먼, 멉니다. See all ㄹ-stem verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 질어요 chee-ruh-yoh jireoyo | 집니다 cheem-nee-dah jimnida | |
| Past | 질었어 chee-ruh-ssuh jireosseo | 질었어요 chee-ruh-ssuh-yoh jireosseoyo | 질었습니다 chee-ruh-sseum-nee-dah jireosseumnida |
| Future | 질 거야 cheel guh-yah jil geoya | 질 거예요 cheel guh-yae-yoh jil geoyeyo | 질 겁니다 cheel guhm-nee-dah jil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
지세요
chee-sae-yoh
jiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
질어요
chee-ruh-yoh
jireoyo
Question Polite (요)
질어요?
chee-ruh-yoh-?
jireoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
질고
cheel-goh
jilgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
질면
cheel-myuhn
jilmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
질고 있어요
cheel-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jilgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
질고 싶어요
cheel-goh shee-puh-yoh
jilgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
질 수 있어요
cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
질어서
chee-ruh-suh
jireoseo
Noun form — (기)
질기
cheel-gee
jilgi
Noun form — (음)
짊
cheem
jim