꽈
ggwah
kkwa
regular
꼬다
To say to twist, to lay (a rope, string, etc.) politely in the present tense, use 꽈요 (ggwah-yoh) · kkwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 꼬다 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 | 꽈요 ggwah-yoh kkwayo | 꼽니다 ggohm-nee-dah kkomnida | |
| Past | 꽜어 ggwah-ssuh kkwasseo | 꽜어요 ggwah-ssuh-yoh kkwasseoyo | 꽜습니다 ggwah-sseum-nee-dah kkwasseumnida |
| Future | 꼴 거야 ggohl guh-yah kkol geoya | 꼴 거예요 ggohl guh-yae-yoh kkol geoyeyo | 꼴 겁니다 ggohl guhm-nee-dah kkol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
꼬세요
ggoh-sae-yoh
kkoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
꽈요
ggwah-yoh
kkwayo
Question Polite (요)
꽈요?
ggwah-yoh-?
kkwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
꼬고
ggoh-goh
kkogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
꼬면
ggoh-myuhn
kkomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
꼬고 있어요
ggoh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
꼬고 싶어요
ggoh-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
꼴 수 있어요
ggohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
꽈서
ggwah-suh
kkwaseo
Noun form — (기)
꼬기
ggoh-gee
kkogi
Noun form — (음)
꼼
ggohm
kkom