끓어
ggeu-ruh
kkeureo
regular
끓다
To say to boil politely in the present tense, use 끓어요 (ggeu-ruh-yoh) · kkeureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 끓다 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 | 끓어요 ggeu-ruh-yoh kkeureoyo | 끓습니다 ggeul-seum-nee-dah kkeulseumnida | |
| Past | 끓었어 ggeu-ruh-ssuh kkeureosseo | 끓었어요 ggeu-ruh-ssuh-yoh kkeureosseoyo | 끓었습니다 ggeu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah kkeureosseumnida |
| Future | 끓을 거야 ggeu-reul guh-yah kkeureul geoya | 끓을 거예요 ggeu-reul guh-yae-yoh kkeureul geoyeyo | 끓을 겁니다 ggeu-reul guhm-nee-dah kkeureul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
끓으세요
ggeu-reu-sae-yoh
kkeureuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
끓어요
ggeu-ruh-yoh
kkeureoyo
Question Polite (요)
끓어요?
ggeu-ruh-yoh-?
kkeureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
끓고
ggeul-goh
kkeulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
끓으면
ggeu-reu-myuhn
kkeureumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
끓고 있어요
ggeul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkeulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
끓고 싶어요
ggeul-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkeulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
끓을 수 있어요
ggeu-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkeureul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
끓어서
ggeu-ruh-suh
kkeureoseo
Noun form — (기)
끓기
ggeul-gee
kkeulgi
Noun form — (음)
끓음
ggeu-reum
kkeureum