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)

1. (intransitive) to nod off, doze off, drop into a doze
2. (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	꾸벅거리십시다 kkubeokgeorisipsida
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”)