Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am lazy | |||
| NegativeI am not lazy |
Conjugation
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Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI was lazy | |||
| NegativeI was not lazy |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will be lazy | |||
| NegativeI won’t be lazy |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI am lazy (respectfully) | ||
| PastI was lazy (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will be lazy (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) being lazy, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) being lazy, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I am lazy
- Because (-(으)니까) because I am lazy
- But (-지만) I am lazy, but…
How to use 게으르다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
우리 집 고양이는 정말 게을러요.
Our house cat is really lazy.
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Past
대학 때 저는 너무 게을렀어요.
In college I was way too lazy.
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Future
날씨가 더우면 다들 게으를 거예요.
When it's hot, everyone will be lazy.
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Honorific
우리 할아버지는 주말에 조금 게으르세요.
My grandpa is a little lazy on weekends.
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Connectives
조금 게으르지만 일은 정말 잘해요.
He's a bit lazy, but he does really good work.
Good to know
- 게으르다 is a 르 verb: 게을러요, 게을렀어요; 게으름을 피우다 is to slack off.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.