낯가려
naht-gah-ryuh
natgaryeo
regular
낯가리다
To say to be shy when meeting an unfamiliar person politely in the present tense, use 낯가려요 (naht-gah-ryuh-yoh) · natgaryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 낯가리다 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 | 낯가려요 naht-gah-ryuh-yoh natgaryeoyo | 낯가립니다 naht-gah-reem-nee-dah natgarimnida | |
| Past | 낯가렸어 naht-gah-ryuh-ssuh natgaryeosseo | 낯가렸어요 naht-gah-ryuh-ssuh-yoh natgaryeosseoyo | 낯가렸습니다 naht-gah-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah natgaryeosseumnida |
| Future | 낯가릴 거야 naht-gah-reel guh-yah natgaril geoya | 낯가릴 거예요 naht-gah-reel guh-yae-yoh natgaril geoyeyo | 낯가릴 겁니다 naht-gah-reel guhm-nee-dah natgaril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
낯가리세요
naht-gah-ree-sae-yoh
natgariseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
낯가려요
naht-gah-ryuh-yoh
natgaryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
낯가려요?
naht-gah-ryuh-yoh-?
natgaryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
낯가리고
naht-gah-ree-goh
natgarigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
낯가리면
naht-gah-ree-myuhn
natgarimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
낯가리고 있어요
naht-gah-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
natgarigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
낯가리고 싶어요
naht-gah-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
natgarigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
낯가릴 수 있어요
naht-gah-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
natgaril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
낯가려서
naht-gah-ryuh-suh
natgaryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
낯가리기
naht-gah-ree-gee
natgarigi
Noun form — (음)
낯가림
naht-gah-reem
natgarim