웅크려
oong-keu-ryuh
ungkeuryeo
regular
웅크리다
To say to crouch politely in the present tense, use 웅크려요 (oong-keu-ryuh-yoh) · ungkeuryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 웅크리다 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 | 웅크려요 oong-keu-ryuh-yoh ungkeuryeoyo | 웅크립니다 oong-keu-reem-nee-dah ungkeurimnida | |
| Past | 웅크렸어 oong-keu-ryuh-ssuh ungkeuryeosseo | 웅크렸어요 oong-keu-ryuh-ssuh-yoh ungkeuryeosseoyo | 웅크렸습니다 oong-keu-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah ungkeuryeosseumnida |
| Future | 웅크릴 거야 oong-keu-reel guh-yah ungkeuril geoya | 웅크릴 거예요 oong-keu-reel guh-yae-yoh ungkeuril geoyeyo | 웅크릴 겁니다 oong-keu-reel guhm-nee-dah ungkeuril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
웅크리세요
oong-keu-ree-sae-yoh
ungkeuriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
웅크려요
oong-keu-ryuh-yoh
ungkeuryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
웅크려요?
oong-keu-ryuh-yoh-?
ungkeuryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
웅크리고
oong-keu-ree-goh
ungkeurigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
웅크리면
oong-keu-ree-myuhn
ungkeurimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
웅크리고 있어요
oong-keu-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ungkeurigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
웅크리고 싶어요
oong-keu-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
ungkeurigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
웅크릴 수 있어요
oong-keu-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ungkeuril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
웅크려서
oong-keu-ryuh-suh
ungkeuryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
웅크리기
oong-keu-ree-gee
ungkeurigi
Noun form — (음)
웅크림
oong-keu-reem
ungkeurim