거닐다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 걷〯니다〮 (Yale: kětnì-tá), from 걷〯— (Yale: kět-, “to walk”) + 니다〮 (Yale: nì-tá, “to go”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)niɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)닐다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geonilda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geonilda
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏnilda
Yale Romanization?	kēnilta

Verb

거닐다 • (geonilda) (infinitive 거닐어, sequential 거니니)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to stroll, to saunter

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 거닐다 (geonilda): 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	거닌다 geoninda	거닐어 geonireo	거닐어요 geonireoyo	거닙니다 geonimnida
	Past	거닐었다 geonireotda	거닐었어 geonireosseo	거닐었어요 geonireosseoyo	거닐었습니다 geonireotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거니느냐 geonineunya	거닐어 geonireo	거닐어요 geonireoyo	거닙니까 geonimnikka
	Past	거닐었느냐 geonireonneunya	거닐었어 geonireosseo	거닐었어요 geonireosseoyo	거닐었습니까 geonireotseumnikka
Hortative		거닐자 geonilja	거닐어 geonireo	거닐어요 geonireoyo	거니십시다 geonisipsida
Imperative		거닐어라 geonireora	거닐어 geonireo	거닐어요 geonireoyo	거닙시오 geonipsio
Assertive		거닐겠다 geonilgetda	거닐겠어 geonilgesseo	거닐겠어요 geonilgesseoyo	거닐겠습니다 geonilgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		거닐어 geonireo	거닐어서 geonireoseo	거니니 geonini	거니니까 geoninikka
Contrast		거닐지만 geoniljiman	거니는데 geonineunde	거닐더니 geonildeoni
Conjunction		거닐고 geonilgo
Condition		거닐면 geonilmyeon	거닐어야 geonireoya
Motive		거닐려고 geonillyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		거닒 geonim	거닐기 geonilgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		거닐었음 geonireosseum	거닐었기 geonireotgi
Determiners	Past	거닌 geonin
	Present	거니는 geonineun
	Future	거닐 geonil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	거니신다 geonisinda	거니셔 geonisyeo	거니세요, 거니셔요 geoniseyo, geonisyeoyo	거니십니다 geonisimnida
	Past	거니셨다 geonisyeotda	거니셨어 geonisyeosseo	거니셨어요 geonisyeosseoyo	거니셨습니다 geonisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거니시느냐 geonisineunya	거니셔 geonisyeo	거니세요, 거니셔요 geoniseyo, geonisyeoyo	거니십니까 geonisimnikka
	Past	거니셨느냐 geonisyeonneunya	거니셨어 geonisyeosseo	거니셨어요 geonisyeosseoyo	거니셨습니까 geonisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		거니시라 geonisira	거니셔 geonisyeo	거니세요 geoniseyo	거니십시오 geonisipsio
Assertive		거니시겠다 geonisigetda	거니시겠어 geonisigesseo	거니시겠어요 geonisigesseoyo	거니시겠습니다 geonisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		거니셔 geonisyeo	거니셔서 geonisyeoseo	거니시니 geonisini	거니시니까 geonisinikka
Contrast		거니시지만 geonisijiman	거니시는데 geonisineunde	거니시더니 geonisideoni
Conjunction		거니시고 geonisigo
Condition		거니시면 geonisimyeon	거니셔야 geonisyeoya
Motive		거니시려고 geonisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		거니심 geonisim	거니시기 geonisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		거니셨음 geonisyeosseum	거니셨기 geonisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	거니신 geonisin
	Present	거니시는 geonisineun
	Future	거니실 geonisil

Related terms

• 나닐다 (nanilda)
• 노닐다 (nonilda)