길다 (to be long) · Korean verb conjugation

Conjugation

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현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI am long
NegativeI am not long

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI was long
NegativeI was not long

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will be long
NegativeI won’t be long

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI am long (respectfully)
PastI was long (respectfully)
FutureI will be long (respectfully)

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present

요즘 수아는 머리가 아주 길어요.

Su-a's hair is very long these days.
Past

오늘 아침 회의는 정말 길었어요.

This morning's meeting was really long.
Future

주말이라서 식당 줄이 아주 길 거예요.

It's the weekend, so the line at the restaurant will be very long.
Honorific

박 선생님은 말씀이 좀 기세요.

Mrs. Park's speeches are a little long.
Connectives

그 영화는 길지만 전혀 지루하지 않았어요.

That film is long, but it wasn't boring at all.