꿰뚫어
ggweh-ttoo-ruh
kkwettureo
regular
꿰뚫다
To say to pierce, to penetrate, to see through politely in the present tense, use 꿰뚫어요 (ggweh-ttoo-ruh-yoh) · kkwettureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 꿰뚫다 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 | 꿰뚫어요 ggweh-ttoo-ruh-yoh kkwettureoyo | 꿰뚫습니다 ggweh-ttool-seum-nee-dah kkwettulseumnida | |
| Past | 꿰뚫었어 ggweh-ttoo-ruh-ssuh kkwettureosseo | 꿰뚫었어요 ggweh-ttoo-ruh-ssuh-yoh kkwettureosseoyo | 꿰뚫었습니다 ggweh-ttoo-ruh-sseum-nee-dah kkwettureosseumnida |
| Future | 꿰뚫을 거야 ggweh-ttoo-reul guh-yah kkwettureul geoya | 꿰뚫을 거예요 ggweh-ttoo-reul guh-yae-yoh kkwettureul geoyeyo | 꿰뚫을 겁니다 ggweh-ttoo-reul guhm-nee-dah kkwettureul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
꿰뚫으세요
ggweh-ttoo-reu-sae-yoh
kkwettureuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
꿰뚫어요
ggweh-ttoo-ruh-yoh
kkwettureoyo
Question Polite (요)
꿰뚫어요?
ggweh-ttoo-ruh-yoh-?
kkwettureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
꿰뚫고
ggweh-ttool-goh
kkwettulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
꿰뚫으면
ggweh-ttoo-reu-myuhn
kkwettureumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
꿰뚫고 있어요
ggweh-ttool-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkwettulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
꿰뚫고 싶어요
ggweh-ttool-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkwettulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
꿰뚫을 수 있어요
ggweh-ttoo-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkwettureul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
꿰뚫어서
ggweh-ttoo-ruh-suh
kkwettureoseo
Noun form — (기)
꿰뚫기
ggweh-ttool-gee
kkwettulgi
Noun form — (음)
꿰뚫음
ggweh-ttoo-reum
kkwettureum