전화를 걸다

Korean

Etymology

From 전화 (電話, jeonhwa, “telephone”) + 를 (reul, object particle) + 걸다 (geolda).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nβwa̠ɾɯɭ kʌ̹ɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)화를 걸다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonhwareul geolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonhwaleul geolda
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnhwarŭl kŏlda
Yale Romanization?	cēn.hwalul kelta

Verb

전화를 걸다 • (jeonhwareul geolda) (infinitive 전화를 걸어, sequential 전화를 거니)

1. to telephone, to call

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 전화를 걸다 (jeonhwareul geolda): 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	전화를 건다 jeonhwareul geonda	전화를 걸어 jeonhwareul georeo	전화를 걸어요 jeonhwareul georeoyo	전화를 겁니다 jeonhwareul geomnida
	Past	전화를 걸었다 jeonhwareul georeotda	전화를 걸었어 jeonhwareul georeosseo	전화를 걸었어요 jeonhwareul georeosseoyo	전화를 걸었습니다 jeonhwareul georeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	전화를 거느냐 jeonhwareul geoneunya	전화를 걸어 jeonhwareul georeo	전화를 걸어요 jeonhwareul georeoyo	전화를 겁니까 jeonhwareul geomnikka
	Past	전화를 걸었느냐 jeonhwareul georeonneunya	전화를 걸었어 jeonhwareul georeosseo	전화를 걸었어요 jeonhwareul georeosseoyo	전화를 걸었습니까 jeonhwareul georeotseumnikka
Hortative		전화를 걸자 jeonhwareul geolja	전화를 걸어 jeonhwareul georeo	전화를 걸어요 jeonhwareul georeoyo	전화를 거십시다 jeonhwareul geosipsida
Imperative		전화를 걸어라 jeonhwareul georeora	전화를 걸어 jeonhwareul georeo	전화를 걸어요 jeonhwareul georeoyo	전화를 겁시오 jeonhwareul geopsio
Assertive		전화를 걸겠다 jeonhwareul geolgetda	전화를 걸겠어 jeonhwareul geolgesseo	전화를 걸겠어요 jeonhwareul geolgesseoyo	전화를 걸겠습니다 jeonhwareul geolgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		전화를 걸어 jeonhwareul georeo	전화를 걸어서 jeonhwareul georeoseo	전화를 거니 jeonhwareul geoni	전화를 거니까 jeonhwareul geonikka
Contrast		전화를 걸지만 jeonhwareul geoljiman	전화를 거는데 jeonhwareul geoneunde	전화를 걸더니 jeonhwareul geoldeoni
Conjunction		전화를 걸고 jeonhwareul geolgo
Condition		전화를 걸면 jeonhwareul geolmyeon	전화를 걸어야 jeonhwareul georeoya
Motive		전화를 걸려고 jeonhwareul geollyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		전화를 걺 jeonhwareul geom	전화를 걸기 jeonhwareul geolgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		전화를 걸었음 jeonhwareul georeosseum	전화를 걸었기 jeonhwareul georeotgi
Determiners	Past	전화를 건 jeonhwareul geon
	Present	전화를 거는 jeonhwareul geoneun
	Future	전화를 걸 jeonhwareul geol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	전화를 거신다 jeonhwareul geosinda	전화를 거셔 jeonhwareul geosyeo	전화를 거세요, 전화를 거셔요 jeonhwareul geoseyo, jeonhwareul geosyeoyo	전화를 거십니다 jeonhwareul geosimnida
	Past	전화를 거셨다 jeonhwareul geosyeotda	전화를 거셨어 jeonhwareul geosyeosseo	전화를 거셨어요 jeonhwareul geosyeosseoyo	전화를 거셨습니다 jeonhwareul geosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	전화를 거시느냐 jeonhwareul geosineunya	전화를 거셔 jeonhwareul geosyeo	전화를 거세요, 전화를 거셔요 jeonhwareul geoseyo, jeonhwareul geosyeoyo	전화를 거십니까 jeonhwareul geosimnikka
	Past	전화를 거셨느냐 jeonhwareul geosyeonneunya	전화를 거셨어 jeonhwareul geosyeosseo	전화를 거셨어요 jeonhwareul geosyeosseoyo	전화를 거셨습니까 jeonhwareul geosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		전화를 거시라 jeonhwareul geosira	전화를 거셔 jeonhwareul geosyeo	전화를 거세요 jeonhwareul geoseyo	전화를 거십시오 jeonhwareul geosipsio
Assertive		전화를 거시겠다 jeonhwareul geosigetda	전화를 거시겠어 jeonhwareul geosigesseo	전화를 거시겠어요 jeonhwareul geosigesseoyo	전화를 거시겠습니다 jeonhwareul geosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		전화를 거셔 jeonhwareul geosyeo	전화를 거셔서 jeonhwareul geosyeoseo	전화를 거시니 jeonhwareul geosini	전화를 거시니까 jeonhwareul geosinikka
Contrast		전화를 거시지만 jeonhwareul geosijiman	전화를 거시는데 jeonhwareul geosineunde	전화를 거시더니 jeonhwareul geosideoni
Conjunction		전화를 거시고 jeonhwareul geosigo
Condition		전화를 거시면 jeonhwareul geosimyeon	전화를 거셔야 jeonhwareul geosyeoya
Motive		전화를 거시려고 jeonhwareul geosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		전화를 거심 jeonhwareul geosim	전화를 거시기 jeonhwareul geosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		전화를 거셨음 jeonhwareul geosyeosseum	전화를 거셨기 jeonhwareul geosyeotgi
Determiners	Past	전화를 거신 jeonhwareul geosin
	Present	전화를 거시는 jeonhwareul geosineun
	Future	전화를 거실 jeonhwareul geosil