끌어
ggeu-ruh
kkeureo
끌다
To say to pull, to draw, to drag politely in the present tense, use 끌어요 (ggeu-ruh-yoh) · kkeureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 끌다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem): ㄹ-stem verbs end in ㄹ as the final consonant. They are conjugated regularly with vowel suffixes (살다 → 살아요), but the ㄹ drops before certain consonant suffixes — specifically before ㄴ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and before the formal ending 습니다: 살다 → 사는, 삽니다, 살지 (ㄹ kept before ㅈ). This is sometimes called a "ㄹ drop" or "ㄹ irregular." 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 | 끌어요 ggeu-ruh-yoh kkeureoyo | 끕니다 ggeum-nee-dah kkeumnida | |
| Past | 끌었어 ggeu-ruh-ssuh kkeureosseo | 끌었어요 ggeu-ruh-ssuh-yoh kkeureosseoyo | 끌었습니다 ggeu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah kkeureosseumnida |
| Future | 끌 거야 ggeul guh-yah kkeul geoya | 끌 거예요 ggeul guh-yae-yoh kkeul geoyeyo | 끌 겁니다 ggeul guhm-nee-dah kkeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
끄세요
ggeu-sae-yoh
kkeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
끌어요
ggeu-ruh-yoh
kkeureoyo
Question Polite (요)
끌어요?
ggeu-ruh-yoh-?
kkeureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
끌고
ggeul-goh
kkeulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
끌면
ggeul-myuhn
kkeulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
끌고 있어요
ggeul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkeulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
끌고 싶어요
ggeul-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkeulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
끌 수 있어요
ggeul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
끌어서
ggeu-ruh-suh
kkeureoseo
Noun form — (기)
끌기
ggeul-gee
kkeulgi
Noun form — (음)
끎
ggeum
kkeum