굴러가다 Korean verb conjugation
to roll
Every form of 굴러가다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 굴러가는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 굴러가
- -으니Since
- 굴러가니
- 합니다Formal
- 굴러갑니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 굴러가요 | 굴러갑니다 | 굴러가 | 굴러간다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 굴러갔어요 | 굴러갔습니다 | 굴러갔어 | 굴러갔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 굴러가겠어요 | 굴러가겠습니다 | 굴러가겠어 | 굴러가겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 굴러갈 거예요 | 굴러갈 것입니다 | 굴러갈 거야 | 굴러갈 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 굴러가요? | 굴러갑니까? | 굴러가? | 굴러가니? |
| 과거Past | 굴러갔어요? | 굴러갔습니까? | 굴러갔어? | 굴러갔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 굴러가세요 | 굴러가십시오 | 굴러가 | 굴러가라 |
| also, archaic | 굴러가거라 | |||
| 청유Let's | 굴러가요 | 굴러갑시다 | 굴러가 | 굴러가자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 굴러가요 | 안 굴러갑니다 | 안 굴러가 | 안 굴러간다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 굴러가지 않아요 | 굴러가지 않습니다 | 굴러가지 않아 | 굴러가지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 굴러가요 | 못 굴러갑니다 | 못 굴러가 | 못 굴러간다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 굴러가세요 | 굴러가십니다 | 굴러가셔 | 굴러가신다 |
| 과거Past | 굴러가셨어요 | 굴러가셨습니다 | 굴러가셨어 | 굴러가셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 굴러가는
- 과거Past
- 굴러간
- 미래Future
- 굴러갈
- 회상Used to
- 굴러가던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 굴러가고
- -게-ly / so that
- 굴러가게
- -어서so / and then
- 굴러가서
- -으니까since
- 굴러가니까
- -으면if / when
- 굴러가면
- -지만but
- 굴러가지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 굴러가는데
- -어도even if
- 굴러가도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 굴러가고 있어요 | 굴러가고 있습니다 | 굴러가고 있어 | 굴러가고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 굴러가고 있었어요 | 굴러가고 있었습니다 | 굴러가고 있었어 | 굴러가고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2로/를 굴러가다
- 1이 2로 굴러가다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이런 터무니 없는 사업이 잘 굴러가고 있는지 궁금하시죠?
Now you must be wondering: How is this crazy business model going?
모두 만족했지요. 오랜 세월동안 이렇게 굴러갔습니다.
For many years this went along, and everything was fine.
돈이 있어야 잘 굴러가는 일들도 많거든요.
I mean there is lots of things that have to have money.
D.B.가 아마도 당신을 향해 굴러가겠죠?
And dB will probably roll toward you.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 굴러가다 in Korean?
굴러가다 (to roll) is 굴러가요 in the polite 해요체, 굴러갑니다 in formal 합니다체, 굴러가 in casual 반말 and 굴러간다 in the plain written style. The past is 굴러갔어요.
What is the past tense of 굴러가다?
굴러갔어요 in everyday polite speech, 굴러갔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 굴러가 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 굴러가다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 굴러갑니다, 굴러가, 굴러가니 all keep 굴러가 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 굴러가다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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