꿇어
ggoo-ruh
kkureo
regular
꿇다
To say to kneel politely in the present tense, use 꿇어요 (ggoo-ruh-yoh) · kkureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 꿇다 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 | 꿇어요 ggoo-ruh-yoh kkureoyo | 꿇습니다 ggool-seum-nee-dah kkulseumnida | |
| Past | 꿇었어 ggoo-ruh-ssuh kkureosseo | 꿇었어요 ggoo-ruh-ssuh-yoh kkureosseoyo | 꿇었습니다 ggoo-ruh-sseum-nee-dah kkureosseumnida |
| Future | 꿇을 거야 ggoo-reul guh-yah kkureul geoya | 꿇을 거예요 ggoo-reul guh-yae-yoh kkureul geoyeyo | 꿇을 겁니다 ggoo-reul guhm-nee-dah kkureul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
꿇으세요
ggoo-reu-sae-yoh
kkureuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
꿇어요
ggoo-ruh-yoh
kkureoyo
Question Polite (요)
꿇어요?
ggoo-ruh-yoh-?
kkureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
꿇고
ggool-goh
kkulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
꿇으면
ggoo-reu-myuhn
kkureumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
꿇고 있어요
ggool-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
꿇고 싶어요
ggool-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
꿇을 수 있어요
ggoo-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkureul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
꿇어서
ggoo-ruh-suh
kkureoseo
Noun form — (기)
꿇기
ggool-gee
kkulgi
Noun form — (음)
꿇음
ggoo-reum
kkureum