꾸벅거리다
Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. From 꾸벅 (kkubeok, “whole, entire”) + 거리다 (-georida).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [k͈ubʌ̹k̚k͈ʌ̹ɾida̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [꾸벅꺼리다]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | kkubeokgeorida |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | kkubeoggeolida |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kkubŏkkŏrida |
| Yale Romanization? | kkwupek.kelita |
Verb
꾸벅거리다 • (kkubeokgeorida) (infinitive 꾸벅거려 or 꾸벅거리어, sequential 꾸벅거리니)
- (intransitive) to nod off, doze off, drop into a doze
- (transitive) to bow repeatedly, make respectful bows, kowtow
- 윗사람에게 꾸벅거리다 ― witsaram-ege kkubeokgeorida ― to pay obeisance to one's superiors
Conjugation
Selected forms of the verb 꾸벅거리다 (kkubeokgeorida): vowel-stem, regular
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 꾸벅거린다 kkubeokgeorinda | 꾸벅거려 kkubeokgeoryeo | 꾸벅거려요, 꾸벅거리어요 kkubeokgeoryeoyo, kkubeokgeorieoyo | 꾸벅거립니다 kkubeokgeorimnida |
| Past | 꾸벅거렸다 kkubeokgeoryeotda | 꾸벅거렸어 kkubeokgeoryeosseo | 꾸벅거렸어요 kkubeokgeoryeosseoyo | 꾸벅거렸습니다 kkubeokgeoryeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 꾸벅거리느냐 kkubeokgeorineunya | 꾸벅거려 kkubeokgeoryeo | 꾸벅거려요, 꾸벅거리어요 kkubeokgeoryeoyo, kkubeokgeorieoyo | 꾸벅거립니까 kkubeokgeorimnikka |
| Past | 꾸벅거렸느냐 kkubeokgeoryeonneunya | 꾸벅거렸어 kkubeokgeoryeosseo | 꾸벅거렸어요 kkubeokgeoryeosseoyo | 꾸벅거렸습니까 kkubeokgeoryeotseumnikka | |
| Hortative | 꾸벅거리자 kkubeokgeorija | 꾸벅거려 kkubeokgeoryeo | 꾸벅거려요, 꾸벅거리어요 kkubeokgeoryeoyo, kkubeokgeorieoyo | 꾸벅거립시다 kkubeokgeoripsida | |
| Imperative | 꾸벅거려라, 꾸벅거리어라 kkubeokgeoryeora, kkubeokgeorieora | 꾸벅거려 kkubeokgeoryeo | 꾸벅거려요, 꾸벅거리어요 kkubeokgeoryeoyo, kkubeokgeorieoyo | 꾸벅거립시오 kkubeokgeoripsio | |
| Assertive | 꾸벅거리겠다 kkubeokgeorigetda | 꾸벅거리겠어 kkubeokgeorigesseo | 꾸벅거리겠어요 kkubeokgeorigesseoyo | 꾸벅거리겠습니다 kkubeokgeorigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 꾸벅거려 kkubeokgeoryeo | 꾸벅거려서, 꾸벅거리어서 kkubeokgeoryeoseo, kkubeokgeorieoseo | 꾸벅거리니 kkubeokgeorini | 꾸벅거리니까 kkubeokgeorinikka | |
| Contrast | 꾸벅거리지만 kkubeokgeorijiman | 꾸벅거리는데 kkubeokgeorineunde | 꾸벅거리더니 kkubeokgeorideoni | ||
| Conjunction | 꾸벅거리고 kkubeokgeorigo | ||||
| Condition | 꾸벅거리면 kkubeokgeorimyeon | 꾸벅거려야, 꾸벅거리어야 kkubeokgeoryeoya, kkubeokgeorieoya | |||
| Motive | 꾸벅거리려고 kkubeokgeoriryeogo | ||||
| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 꾸벅거림 kkubeokgeorim | 꾸벅거리기 kkubeokgeorigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 꾸벅거렸음, 꾸벅거리었음 kkubeokgeoryeosseum, kkubeokgeorieosseum | 꾸벅거렸기, 꾸벅거리었기 kkubeokgeoryeotgi, kkubeokgeorieotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 꾸벅거린 kkubeokgeorin | |||
| Present | 꾸벅거리는 kkubeokgeorineun | ||||
| Future | 꾸벅거릴 kkubeokgeoril | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 꾸벅거리신다 kkubeokgeorisinda | 꾸벅거리셔 kkubeokgeorisyeo | 꾸벅거리세요, 꾸벅거리셔요 kkubeokgeoriseyo, kkubeokgeorisyeoyo | 꾸벅거리십니다 kkubeokgeorisimnida |
| Past | 꾸벅거리셨다 kkubeokgeorisyeotda | 꾸벅거리셨어 kkubeokgeorisyeosseo | 꾸벅거리셨어요 kkubeokgeorisyeosseoyo | 꾸벅거리셨습니다 kkubeokgeorisyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 꾸벅거리시느냐 kkubeokgeorisineunya | 꾸벅거리셔 kkubeokgeorisyeo | 꾸벅거리세요, 꾸벅거리셔요 kkubeokgeoriseyo, kkubeokgeorisyeoyo | 꾸벅거리십니까 kkubeokgeorisimnikka |
| Past | 꾸벅거리셨느냐 kkubeokgeorisyeonneunya | 꾸벅거리셨어 kkubeokgeorisyeosseo | 꾸벅거리셨어요 kkubeokgeorisyeosseoyo | 꾸벅거리셨습니까 kkubeokgeorisyeotseumnikka | |
| Imperative | 꾸벅거리시라 kkubeokgeorisira | 꾸벅거리셔 kkubeokgeorisyeo | 꾸벅거리세요 kkubeokgeoriseyo | 꾸벅거리십시오 kkubeokgeorisipsio | |
| Assertive | 꾸벅거리시겠다 kkubeokgeorisigetda | 꾸벅거리시겠어 kkubeokgeorisigesseo | 꾸벅거리시겠어요 kkubeokgeorisigesseoyo | 꾸벅거리시겠습니다 kkubeokgeorisigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 꾸벅거리셔 kkubeokgeorisyeo | 꾸벅거리셔서 kkubeokgeorisyeoseo | 꾸벅거리시니 kkubeokgeorisini | 꾸벅거리시니까 kkubeokgeorisinikka | |
| Contrast | 꾸벅거리시지만 kkubeokgeorisijiman | 꾸벅거리시는데 kkubeokgeorisineunde | 꾸벅거리시더니 kkubeokgeorisideoni | ||
| Conjunction | 꾸벅거리시고 kkubeokgeorisigo | ||||
| Condition | 꾸벅거리시면 kkubeokgeorisimyeon | 꾸벅거리셔야 kkubeokgeorisyeoya | |||
| Motive | 꾸벅거리시려고 kkubeokgeorisiryeogo | ||||
| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 꾸벅거리심 kkubeokgeorisim | 꾸벅거리시기 kkubeokgeorisigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 꾸벅거리셨음 kkubeokgeorisyeosseum | 꾸벅거리셨기 kkubeokgeorisyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 꾸벅거리신 kkubeokgeorisin | |||
| Present | 꾸벅거리시는 kkubeokgeorisineun | ||||
| Future | 꾸벅거리실 kkubeokgeorisil | ||||
See also
- 꼬박거리다 (kkobakgeorida, “to doze off; to kowtow”)