거들다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)dɯɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)들다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geodeulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geodeulda
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏdŭlda
Yale Romanization?	kētulta

Verb

거들다 • (geodeulda) (infinitive 거들어, sequential 거드니)

1. to help, to assist, to give a hand
2. (colloquial) to chip in, to interject, to insert (a word)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 거들다 (geodeulda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	거든다 geodeunda	거들어 geodeureo	거들어요 geodeureoyo	거듭니다 geodeumnida
	Past	거들었다 geodeureotda	거들었어 geodeureosseo	거들었어요 geodeureosseoyo	거들었습니다 geodeureotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거드느냐 geodeuneunya	거들어 geodeureo	거들어요 geodeureoyo	거듭니까 geodeumnikka
	Past	거들었느냐 geodeureonneunya	거들었어 geodeureosseo	거들었어요 geodeureosseoyo	거들었습니까 geodeureotseumnikka
Hortative		거들자 geodeulja	거들어 geodeureo	거들어요 geodeureoyo	거드십시다 geodeusipsida
Imperative		거들어라 geodeureora	거들어 geodeureo	거들어요 geodeureoyo	거듭시오 geodeupsio
Assertive		거들겠다 geodeulgetda	거들겠어 geodeulgesseo	거들겠어요 geodeulgesseoyo	거들겠습니다 geodeulgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		거들어 geodeureo	거들어서 geodeureoseo	거드니 geodeuni	거드니까 geodeunikka
Contrast		거들지만 geodeuljiman	거드는데 geodeuneunde	거들더니 geodeuldeoni
Conjunction		거들고 geodeulgo
Condition		거들면 geodeulmyeon	거들어야 geodeureoya
Motive		거들려고 geodeullyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		거듦 geodeum	거들기 geodeulgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		거들었음 geodeureosseum	거들었기 geodeureotgi
Determiners	Past	거든 geodeun
	Present	거드는 geodeuneun
	Future	거들 geodeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	거드신다 geodeusinda	거드셔 geodeusyeo	거드세요, 거드셔요 geodeuseyo, geodeusyeoyo	거드십니다 geodeusimnida
	Past	거드셨다 geodeusyeotda	거드셨어 geodeusyeosseo	거드셨어요 geodeusyeosseoyo	거드셨습니다 geodeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거드시느냐 geodeusineunya	거드셔 geodeusyeo	거드세요, 거드셔요 geodeuseyo, geodeusyeoyo	거드십니까 geodeusimnikka
	Past	거드셨느냐 geodeusyeonneunya	거드셨어 geodeusyeosseo	거드셨어요 geodeusyeosseoyo	거드셨습니까 geodeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		거드시라 geodeusira	거드셔 geodeusyeo	거드세요 geodeuseyo	거드십시오 geodeusipsio
Assertive		거드시겠다 geodeusigetda	거드시겠어 geodeusigesseo	거드시겠어요 geodeusigesseoyo	거드시겠습니다 geodeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		거드셔 geodeusyeo	거드셔서 geodeusyeoseo	거드시니 geodeusini	거드시니까 geodeusinikka
Contrast		거드시지만 geodeusijiman	거드시는데 geodeusineunde	거드시더니 geodeusideoni
Conjunction		거드시고 geodeusigo
Condition		거드시면 geodeusimyeon	거드셔야 geodeusyeoya
Motive		거드시려고 geodeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		거드심 geodeusim	거드시기 geodeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		거드셨음 geodeusyeosseum	거드셨기 geodeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	거드신 geodeusin
	Present	거드시는 geodeusineun
	Future	거드실 geodeusil