꼬집어
ggoh-chee-buh
kkojibeo
regular
꼬집다
To say to pinch politely in the present tense, use 꼬집어요 (ggoh-chee-buh-yoh) · kkojibeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 꼬집다 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 | 꼬집어요 ggoh-chee-buh-yoh kkojibeoyo | 꼬집습니다 ggoh-cheep-sseum-nee-dah kkojipsseumnida | |
| Past | 꼬집었어 ggoh-chee-buh-ssuh kkojibeosseo | 꼬집었어요 ggoh-chee-buh-ssuh-yoh kkojibeosseoyo | 꼬집었습니다 ggoh-chee-buh-sseum-nee-dah kkojibeosseumnida |
| Future | 꼬집을 거야 ggoh-chee-beul guh-yah kkojibeul geoya | 꼬집을 거예요 ggoh-chee-beul guh-yae-yoh kkojibeul geoyeyo | 꼬집을 겁니다 ggoh-chee-beul guhm-nee-dah kkojibeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
꼬집으세요
ggoh-chee-beu-sae-yoh
kkojibeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
꼬집어요
ggoh-chee-buh-yoh
kkojibeoyo
Question Polite (요)
꼬집어요?
ggoh-chee-buh-yoh-?
kkojibeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
꼬집고
ggoh-cheep-goh
kkojipgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
꼬집으면
ggoh-chee-beu-myuhn
kkojibeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
꼬집고 있어요
ggoh-cheep-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkojipgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
꼬집고 싶어요
ggoh-cheep-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkojipgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
꼬집을 수 있어요
ggoh-chee-beul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkojibeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
꼬집어서
ggoh-chee-buh-suh
kkojibeoseo
Noun form — (기)
꼬집기
ggoh-cheep-gee
kkojipgi
Noun form — (음)
꼬집음
ggoh-chee-beum
kkojibeum