꿰
ggweh
kkwe
regular
꿰다
To say to string, to thread politely in the present tense, use 꿰요 (ggweh-yoh) · kkweyo. Below is the full conjugation of 꿰다 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 | 꿰요 ggweh-yoh kkweyo | 뀁니다 ggwehm-nee-dah kkwemnida | |
| Past | 뀄어 ggweh-ssuh kkwesseo | 뀄어요 ggweh-ssuh-yoh kkwesseoyo | 뀄습니다 ggweh-sseum-nee-dah kkwesseumnida |
| Future | 꿸 거야 ggwehl guh-yah kkwel geoya | 꿸 거예요 ggwehl guh-yae-yoh kkwel geoyeyo | 꿸 겁니다 ggwehl guhm-nee-dah kkwel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
꿰세요
ggweh-sae-yoh
kkweseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
꿰요
ggweh-yoh
kkweyo
Question Polite (요)
꿰요?
ggweh-yoh-?
kkweyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
꿰고
ggweh-goh
kkwego
Conditional "if" — (면)
꿰면
ggweh-myuhn
kkwemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
꿰고 있어요
ggweh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkwego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
꿰고 싶어요
ggweh-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkwego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
꿸 수 있어요
ggwehl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkwel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
꿰서
ggweh-suh
kkweseo
Noun form — (기)
꿰기
ggweh-gee
kkwegi
Noun form — (음)
뀀
ggwehm
kkwem