KOREAN VERB

굴리다

to roll something (a thumb on a scanner, a ball, a wheel)

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI roll something
NegativeI don’t roll something

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI rolled something
NegativeI didn’t roll something

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will roll something
NegativeI won’t roll something

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI roll something (respectfully)
PastI rolled something (respectfully)
FutureI will roll something (respectfully)

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

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

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

Present

아이들이 운동장에서 큰 공을 굴려요.

The children roll a big ball on the playground.
Past

지문 검사 때 엄지를 천천히 굴렸어요.

At the fingerprint check I rolled my thumb slowly.
Future

눈이 오면 마당에서 눈덩이를 굴릴 거예요.

If it snows, we'll roll snowballs in the yard.
Honorific

할머니는 밤마다 손바닥으로 호두를 굴리세요.

Grandma rolls walnuts in her palm every night.
Connectives

공을 세게 굴리니까 강아지가 쫓아갔어요.

When I rolled the ball hard, the puppy chased it.
Requests and commands

엄지를 왼쪽에서 오른쪽으로 천천히 굴리십시오.

Roll your thumb slowly from left to right.

굴리다 is to roll something; 구르다 is to roll by itself. 머리를 굴리다 is to rack your brains.

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Fluency Level 3 · 왼손 엄지도요. 굴리지 마십시오.

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.