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기다리다 conjugation chart

to wait

Action verb

Core anchors source-checked 2026-08-14 · not human-reviewed

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Source-checked core forms

Source-checked anchors

These four finite forms plus the dictionary form are stored literally in Chamelingo’s reviewed catalog.

Source-checked core forms for 기다리다
Dictionary form기다리다
Present polite기다려요
Past polite기다렸어요
Future / prediction기다릴 거예요
Present formal기다립니다

Speech levels and questions

Derived from anchors

Forms derived from the reviewed polite, formal, and future anchors. Question rows keep the same Korean surface form where Korean normally relies on intonation.

Speech levels and questions for 기다리다
Present casual기다려

해체 / casual listener speech

Past casual기다렸어

해체 / casual listener speech

Future casual기다릴 거야

casual future / prediction

Future formal기다릴 겁니다

formal future / prediction

Present formal question기다립니까?
Present polite question기다려요?

same surface form; question intonation

Future polite question기다릴 거예요?

same surface form; question intonation

Future formal question기다릴 겁니까?

Useful connectors

Derived from anchors

High-frequency connective forms built from reviewed anchors without publishing meaning-sensitive constructions.

Useful connectors for 기다리다
-아/어서 (and / so / because)기다려서
-고 나서 (after doing)기다리고 나서

Common constructions

Derived from anchors

Meaning-neutral connective endings that attach safely to the reviewed dictionary stem. Lexically sensitive constructions are intentionally omitted.

Common constructions for 기다리다
-고 (and / then)기다리고
-지만 (but / although)기다리지만

Notes on 기다리다

기다리다 contracts ㅣ + 어 to 여.

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