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그리다 conjugation

to draw; to paint · geurida · sounds like [그리다]

Short answer: “To draw” in Korean is 그리다 (geurida), which also means to paint. Polite present: 그려요 (geuryeoyo); past: 그렸어요 (geuryeosseoyo); future: 그릴 거예요. It is regular.

그리다 in sentences

All forms of 그리다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-아/어요그려요[그려요]geuryeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다그립니다[그림니다]geurimnida
casual-아/어그려[그려]geuryeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다그린다[그린다]geurinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?그립니까?[그림니까]geurimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요그리고 있어요[그리고 이써요]geurigo isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요그렸어요[그려써요]geuryeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다그렸습니다[그렫씀니다]geuryeotseumnida
casual-았/었어그렸어[그려써]geuryeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다그렸다[그렫따]geuryeotda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요그릴 거예요[그릴 꺼예요]geuril geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다그릴 겁니다[그릴 껌니다]geuril geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야그릴 거야[그릴 꺼야]geuril geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다그리겠습니다[그리겓씀니다]geurigetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 그려요[안 그려요]an geuryeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요안 그렸어요[안 그려써요]an geuryeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요그리지 않아요[그리지 아나요]geuriji anayo
cannot못 …못 그려요[몯 끄려요]mot geuryeoyo
Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
honorific — present-(으)세요그리세요[그리세요]geuriseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요그리셨어요[그리셔써요]geurisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다그리십니다[그리심니다]geurisimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요그리세요[그리세요]geuriseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요그려 주세요[그려 주세요]geuryeo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요그리지 마세요[그리지 마세요]geuriji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다그립시다[그립씨다]geuripsida
let’s … (casual)-자그리자[그리자]geurija
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라그려라[그려라]geuryeora
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고그리고[그리고]geurigo
… so / and then-아/어서그려서[그려서]geuryeoseo
if …-(으)면그리면[그리면]geurimyeon
… but-지만그리지만[그리지만]geurijiman
because …-(으)니까그리니까[그리니까]geurinikka
… and / but (background)-는데그리는데[그리는데]geurineunde
even if …-아/어도그려도[그려도]geuryeodo
while …-(으)면서그리면서[그리면서]geurimyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고그리려고[그리려고]geuriryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러그리러[그리러]geurireo
before …-기 전에그리기 전에[그리기 저네]geurigi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에그린 후에[그린 후에]geurin hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는그리는[그리는]geurineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ그린[그린]geurin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ그릴[그릴]geuril
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요그리고 싶어요[그리고 시퍼요]geurigo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요그릴 수 있어요[그릴 쑤 이써요]geuril su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요그릴 수 없어요[그릴 쑤 업써요]geuril su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요그려야 해요[그려야 해요]geuryeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요그려도 돼요[그려도 돼요]geuryeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요그리면 안 돼요[그리면 안 돼요]geurimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기그리기[그리기]geurigi

How 그리다 changes

그리 ends in a vowel, so 그리 + 아/어 becomes 그려 → 그려요, 그렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 그리면, 그릴. 그리다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “draw” in Korean?

“To draw” is 그리다 (geurida), pronounced [그리다]. In a sentence: 그림을 그려요. — I’m drawing a picture.

What is the past tense of 그리다?

그렸어요 (geuryeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 그리다 (“to draw”). Formal: 그렸습니다; casual: 그렸어.

How do you say 그리다 politely?

Everyday polite: 그려요 (geuryeoyo). Formal: 그립니다. Casual, with close friends: 그려.

How do you say “I want to draw” in Korean?

그리고 싶어요 (geurigo sipeoyo), pronounced [그리고 시퍼요].

Is 그리다 irregular?

No. 그리 ends in a vowel, so 그리 + 아/어 becomes 그려 → 그려요, 그렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 그리면, 그릴. 그리다 is regular.

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Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check