꾸짖어
ggoo-chee-chuh
kkujijeo
regular
꾸짖다
To say to scold politely in the present tense, use 꾸짖어요 (ggoo-chee-chuh-yoh) · kkujijeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 꾸짖다 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 | 꾸짖어요 ggoo-chee-chuh-yoh kkujijeoyo | 꾸짖습니다 ggoo-cheet-seum-nee-dah kkujitseumnida | |
| Past | 꾸짖었어 ggoo-chee-chuh-ssuh kkujijeosseo | 꾸짖었어요 ggoo-chee-chuh-ssuh-yoh kkujijeosseoyo | 꾸짖었습니다 ggoo-chee-chuh-sseum-nee-dah kkujijeosseumnida |
| Future | 꾸짖을 거야 ggoo-chee-cheul guh-yah kkujijeul geoya | 꾸짖을 거예요 ggoo-chee-cheul guh-yae-yoh kkujijeul geoyeyo | 꾸짖을 겁니다 ggoo-chee-cheul guhm-nee-dah kkujijeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
꾸짖으세요
ggoo-chee-cheu-sae-yoh
kkujijeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
꾸짖어요
ggoo-chee-chuh-yoh
kkujijeoyo
Question Polite (요)
꾸짖어요?
ggoo-chee-chuh-yoh-?
kkujijeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
꾸짖고
ggoo-cheet-goh
kkujitgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
꾸짖으면
ggoo-chee-cheu-myuhn
kkujijeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
꾸짖고 있어요
ggoo-cheet-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkujitgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
꾸짖고 싶어요
ggoo-cheet-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkujitgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
꾸짖을 수 있어요
ggoo-chee-cheul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkujijeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
꾸짖어서
ggoo-chee-chuh-suh
kkujijeoseo
Noun form — (기)
꾸짖기
ggoo-cheet-gee
kkujitgi
Noun form — (음)
꾸짖음
ggoo-chee-cheum
kkujijeum