찡그려
jjeeng-geu-ryuh
jjinggeuryeo
regular
찡그리다
To say to twist up (one's face, eyes) into a scowl politely in the present tense, use 찡그려요 (jjeeng-geu-ryuh-yoh) · jjinggeuryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 찡그리다 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 | 찡그려요 jjeeng-geu-ryuh-yoh jjinggeuryeoyo | 찡그립니다 jjeeng-geu-reem-nee-dah jjinggeurimnida | |
| Past | 찡그렸어 jjeeng-geu-ryuh-ssuh jjinggeuryeosseo | 찡그렸어요 jjeeng-geu-ryuh-ssuh-yoh jjinggeuryeosseoyo | 찡그렸습니다 jjeeng-geu-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah jjinggeuryeosseumnida |
| Future | 찡그릴 거야 jjeeng-geu-reel guh-yah jjinggeuril geoya | 찡그릴 거예요 jjeeng-geu-reel guh-yae-yoh jjinggeuril geoyeyo | 찡그릴 겁니다 jjeeng-geu-reel guhm-nee-dah jjinggeuril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
찡그리세요
jjeeng-geu-ree-sae-yoh
jjinggeuriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
찡그려요
jjeeng-geu-ryuh-yoh
jjinggeuryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
찡그려요?
jjeeng-geu-ryuh-yoh-?
jjinggeuryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
찡그리고
jjeeng-geu-ree-goh
jjinggeurigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
찡그리면
jjeeng-geu-ree-myuhn
jjinggeurimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
찡그리고 있어요
jjeeng-geu-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jjinggeurigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
찡그리고 싶어요
jjeeng-geu-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
jjinggeurigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
찡그릴 수 있어요
jjeeng-geu-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jjinggeuril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
찡그려서
jjeeng-geu-ryuh-suh
jjinggeuryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
찡그리기
jjeeng-geu-ree-gee
jjinggeurigi
Noun form — (음)
찡그림
jjeeng-geu-reem
jjinggeurim