꺼려
gguh-ryuh
kkeoryeo
regular
꺼리다
To say to hesitate to do politely in the present tense, use 꺼려요 (gguh-ryuh-yoh) · kkeoryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 꺼리다 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 | 꺼려요 gguh-ryuh-yoh kkeoryeoyo | 꺼립니다 gguh-reem-nee-dah kkeorimnida | |
| Past | 꺼렸어 gguh-ryuh-ssuh kkeoryeosseo | 꺼렸어요 gguh-ryuh-ssuh-yoh kkeoryeosseoyo | 꺼렸습니다 gguh-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah kkeoryeosseumnida |
| Future | 꺼릴 거야 gguh-reel guh-yah kkeoril geoya | 꺼릴 거예요 gguh-reel guh-yae-yoh kkeoril geoyeyo | 꺼릴 겁니다 gguh-reel guhm-nee-dah kkeoril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
꺼리세요
gguh-ree-sae-yoh
kkeoriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
꺼려요
gguh-ryuh-yoh
kkeoryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
꺼려요?
gguh-ryuh-yoh-?
kkeoryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
꺼리고
gguh-ree-goh
kkeorigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
꺼리면
gguh-ree-myuhn
kkeorimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
꺼리고 있어요
gguh-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkeorigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
꺼리고 싶어요
gguh-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkeorigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
꺼릴 수 있어요
gguh-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkeoril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
꺼려서
gguh-ryuh-suh
kkeoryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
꺼리기
gguh-ree-gee
kkeorigi
Noun form — (음)
꺼림
gguh-reem
kkeorim