켕겨
kaeng-gyuh
kenggyeo
regular
켕기다
To say to be taut, to feel uneasy politely in the present tense, use 켕겨요 (kaeng-gyuh-yoh) · kenggyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 켕기다 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 | 켕겨요 kaeng-gyuh-yoh kenggyeoyo | 켕깁니다 kaeng-geem-nee-dah kenggimnida | |
| Past | 켕겼어 kaeng-gyuh-ssuh kenggyeosseo | 켕겼어요 kaeng-gyuh-ssuh-yoh kenggyeosseoyo | 켕겼습니다 kaeng-gyuh-sseum-nee-dah kenggyeosseumnida |
| Future | 켕길 거야 kaeng-geel guh-yah kenggil geoya | 켕길 거예요 kaeng-geel guh-yae-yoh kenggil geoyeyo | 켕길 겁니다 kaeng-geel guhm-nee-dah kenggil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
켕기세요
kaeng-gee-sae-yoh
kenggiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
켕겨요
kaeng-gyuh-yoh
kenggyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
켕겨요?
kaeng-gyuh-yoh-?
kenggyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
켕기고
kaeng-gee-goh
kenggigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
켕기면
kaeng-gee-myuhn
kenggimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
켕기고 있어요
kaeng-gee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kenggigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
켕기고 싶어요
kaeng-gee-goh shee-puh-yoh
kenggigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
켕길 수 있어요
kaeng-geel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kenggil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
켕겨서
kaeng-gyuh-suh
kenggyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
켕기기
kaeng-gee-gee
kenggigi
Noun form — (음)
켕김
kaeng-geem
kenggim