겨루다 Korean verb conjugation
to compete (with), to pit (one's skills against)
Every form of 겨루다 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
- 겨루는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 겨뤄
- -으니Since
- 겨루니
- 합니다Formal
- 겨룹니다
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 | 겨뤄요 | 겨룹니다 | 겨뤄 | 겨룬다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 겨뤘어요 | 겨뤘습니다 | 겨뤘어 | 겨뤘다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 겨루겠어요 | 겨루겠습니다 | 겨루겠어 | 겨루겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 겨룰 거예요 | 겨룰 것입니다 | 겨룰 거야 | 겨룰 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 겨뤄요? | 겨룹니까? | 겨뤄? | 겨루니? |
| 과거Past | 겨뤘어요? | 겨뤘습니까? | 겨뤘어? | 겨뤘니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 겨루세요 | 겨루십시오 | 겨뤄 | 겨뤄라 |
| 청유Let's | 겨뤄요 | 겨룹시다 | 겨뤄 | 겨루자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 겨뤄요 | 안 겨룹니다 | 안 겨뤄 | 안 겨룬다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 겨루지 않아요 | 겨루지 않습니다 | 겨루지 않아 | 겨루지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 겨뤄요 | 못 겨룹니다 | 못 겨뤄 | 못 겨룬다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 겨루세요 | 겨루십니다 | 겨루셔 | 겨루신다 |
| 과거Past | 겨루셨어요 | 겨루셨습니다 | 겨루셨어 | 겨루셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 겨루는
- 과거Past
- 겨룬
- 미래Future
- 겨룰
- 회상Used to
- 겨루던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 겨루고
- -게-ly / so that
- 겨루게
- -어서so / and then
- 겨뤄서
- -으니까since
- 겨루니까
- -으면if / when
- 겨루면
- -지만but
- 겨루지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 겨루는데
- -어도even if
- 겨뤄도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 겨루고 있어요 | 겨루고 있습니다 | 겨루고 있어 | 겨루고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 겨루고 있었어요 | 겨루고 있었습니다 | 겨루고 있었어 | 겨루고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 (2와) 3을 겨루다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
정부와 기업이 힘 겨루기를 할텐데 우리는 어디에 있을까요?
Because governments and businesses will fight over this power game, but where are we?
이 두 팀이 겨루면 누가 이길까요?
Now, which one is going to win in a playoff?
형사님과 성경적 지식에 대해 겨루지 않겠습니다
I'm not gonna try to match biblical knowledge with you.
이것과 겨룰 수는 없으니 받아들이고 이것과 함께 일할 방법을 찾으세요.
You can't fight it, so embrace it and find a way to work with it.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 겨루다 in Korean?
겨루다 (to compete (with), to pit (one's skills against)) is 겨뤄요 in the polite 해요체, 겨룹니다 in formal 합니다체, 겨뤄 in casual 반말 and 겨룬다 in the plain written style. The past is 겨뤘어요.
What is the past tense of 겨루다?
겨뤘어요 in everyday polite speech, 겨뤘습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 겨뤄 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 겨루다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 겨룹니다, 겨뤄, 겨루니 all keep 겨루 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 겨루다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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