꺾어
gguh-gguh
kkeokkeo
regular
꺾다
To say to snap, to pluck (e.g. a branch, a flower) politely in the present tense, use 꺾어요 (gguh-gguh-yoh) · kkeokkeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 꺾다 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 | 꺾어요 gguh-gguh-yoh kkeokkeoyo | 꺾습니다 gguhgg-seum-nee-dah kkeokseumnida | |
| Past | 꺾었어 gguh-gguh-ssuh kkeokkeosseo | 꺾었어요 gguh-gguh-ssuh-yoh kkeokkeosseoyo | 꺾었습니다 gguh-gguh-sseum-nee-dah kkeokkeosseumnida |
| Future | 꺾을 거야 gguh-ggeul guh-yah kkeokkeul geoya | 꺾을 거예요 gguh-ggeul guh-yae-yoh kkeokkeul geoyeyo | 꺾을 겁니다 gguh-ggeul guhm-nee-dah kkeokkeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
꺾으세요
gguh-ggeu-sae-yoh
kkeokkeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
꺾어요
gguh-gguh-yoh
kkeokkeoyo
Question Polite (요)
꺾어요?
gguh-gguh-yoh-?
kkeokkeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
꺾고
gguhgg-goh
kkeokgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
꺾으면
gguh-ggeu-myuhn
kkeokkeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
꺾고 있어요
gguhgg-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkeokgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
꺾고 싶어요
gguhgg-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkeokgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
꺾을 수 있어요
gguh-ggeul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkeokkeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
꺾어서
gguh-gguh-suh
kkeokkeoseo
Noun form — (기)
꺾기
gguhgg-gee
kkeokgi
Noun form — (음)
꺾음
gguh-ggeum
kkeokkeum