꿇어
ggoo-ruh
regular
To say to kneel politely in the present tense, use 꿇어요 (ggoo-ruh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 꿇다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 꿇어요 ggoo-ruh-yoh | 꿇습니다 ggool-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 꿇었어 ggoo-ruh-ssuh | 꿇었어요 ggoo-ruh-ssuh-yoh | 꿇었습니다 ggoo-ruh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 꿇을 거야 ggoo-reul- -guh-yah | 꿇을 거예요 ggoo-reul- -guh-yae-yoh | 꿇을 겁니다 ggoo-reul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
꿇으세요
ggoo-reu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
꿇어요
ggoo-ruh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
꿇어요?
ggoo-ruh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
꿇고
ggool-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
꿇으면
ggoo-reu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
꿇음
ggoo-reum