꾸며
ggoo-myuh
kkumyeo
regular
꾸미다
To say to adorn, to decorate politely in the present tense, use 꾸며요 (ggoo-myuh-yoh) · kkumyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 꾸미다 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 | 꾸며요 ggoo-myuh-yoh kkumyeoyo | 꾸밉니다 ggoo-meem-nee-dah kkumimnida | |
| Past | 꾸몄어 ggoo-myuh-ssuh kkumyeosseo | 꾸몄어요 ggoo-myuh-ssuh-yoh kkumyeosseoyo | 꾸몄습니다 ggoo-myuh-sseum-nee-dah kkumyeosseumnida |
| Future | 꾸밀 거야 ggoo-meel guh-yah kkumil geoya | 꾸밀 거예요 ggoo-meel guh-yae-yoh kkumil geoyeyo | 꾸밀 겁니다 ggoo-meel guhm-nee-dah kkumil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
꾸미세요
ggoo-mee-sae-yoh
kkumiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
꾸며요
ggoo-myuh-yoh
kkumyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
꾸며요?
ggoo-myuh-yoh-?
kkumyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
꾸미고
ggoo-mee-goh
kkumigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
꾸미면
ggoo-mee-myuhn
kkumimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
꾸미고 있어요
ggoo-mee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkumigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
꾸미고 싶어요
ggoo-mee-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkumigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
꾸밀 수 있어요
ggoo-meel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkumil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
꾸며서
ggoo-myuh-suh
kkumyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
꾸미기
ggoo-mee-gee
kkumigi
Noun form — (음)
꾸밈
ggoo-meem
kkumim