서성거리다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 서성 (seoseong, “wandering, strolling”) +‎ 거리다 (-georida, suffix deriving frequentative verbs).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹sʰʌ̹ŋɡʌ̹ɾida̠]
Phonetic hangul: [서성거리다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	seoseonggeorida
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	seoseonggeolida
McCune–Reischauer^?	sŏsŏnggŏrida
Yale Romanization^?	sesengkelita

Verb

서성거리다 • (seoseonggeorida) (infinitive 서성거려 or 서성거리어, sequential 서성거리니)

(frequentative) to walk around, stroll, meander, pace, prowl, mill around, hang around, hang out, wander
길목 을 서성거리다 ― gilmog-eul seoseonggeorida ― to hang out on the street corner

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 서성거리다 (seoseonggeorida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	서성거린다 seoseonggeorinda	서성거려 seoseonggeoryeo	서성거려요, 서성거리어요 seoseonggeoryeoyo, seoseonggeorieoyo	서성거립니다 seoseonggeorimnida
Indicative	Past	서성거렸다 seoseonggeoryeotda	서성거렸어 seoseonggeoryeosseo	서성거렸어요 seoseonggeoryeosseoyo	서성거렸습니다 seoseonggeoryeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	서성거리느냐 seoseonggeorineunya	서성거려 seoseonggeoryeo	서성거려요, 서성거리어요 seoseonggeoryeoyo, seoseonggeorieoyo	서성거립니까 seoseonggeorimnikka
Interrogative	Past	서성거렸느냐 seoseonggeoryeonneunya	서성거렸어 seoseonggeoryeosseo	서성거렸어요 seoseonggeoryeosseoyo	서성거렸습니까 seoseonggeoryeotseumnikka
Hortative		서성거리자 seoseonggeorija	서성거려 seoseonggeoryeo	서성거려요, 서성거리어요 seoseonggeoryeoyo, seoseonggeorieoyo	서성거리십시다 seoseonggeorisipsida
Imperative		서성거려라, 서성거리어라 seoseonggeoryeora, seoseonggeorieora	서성거려 seoseonggeoryeo	서성거려요, 서성거리어요 seoseonggeoryeoyo, seoseonggeorieoyo	서성거립시오 seoseonggeoripsio
Assertive		서성거리겠다 seoseonggeorigetda	서성거리겠어 seoseonggeorigesseo	서성거리겠어요 seoseonggeorigesseoyo	서성거리겠습니다 seoseonggeorigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		서성거려 seoseonggeoryeo	서성거려서, 서성거리어서 seoseonggeoryeoseo, seoseonggeorieoseo	서성거리니 seoseonggeorini	서성거리니까 seoseonggeorinikka
Contrast		서성거리지만 seoseonggeorijiman	서성거리는데 seoseonggeorineunde	서성거리더니 seoseonggeorideoni
Conjunction		서성거리고 seoseonggeorigo
Condition		서성거리면 seoseonggeorimyeon	서성거려야, 서성거리어야 seoseonggeoryeoya, seoseonggeorieoya
Motive		서성거리려고 seoseonggeoriryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		서성거림 seoseonggeorim	서성거리기 seoseonggeorigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		서성거렸음, 서성거리었음 seoseonggeoryeosseum, seoseonggeorieosseum	서성거렸기, 서성거리었기 seoseonggeoryeotgi, seoseonggeorieotgi
Determiners	Past	서성거린 seoseonggeorin
	Present	서성거리는 seoseonggeorineun
	Future	서성거릴 seoseonggeoril

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	서성거리신다 seoseonggeorisinda	서성거리셔 seoseonggeorisyeo	서성거리세요, 서성거리셔요 seoseonggeoriseyo, seoseonggeorisyeoyo	서성거리십니다 seoseonggeorisimnida
Indicative	Past	서성거리셨다 seoseonggeorisyeotda	서성거리셨어 seoseonggeorisyeosseo	서성거리셨어요 seoseonggeorisyeosseoyo	서성거리셨습니다 seoseonggeorisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	서성거리시느냐 seoseonggeorisineunya	서성거리셔 seoseonggeorisyeo	서성거리세요, 서성거리셔요 seoseonggeoriseyo, seoseonggeorisyeoyo	서성거리십니까 seoseonggeorisimnikka
Interrogative	Past	서성거리셨느냐 seoseonggeorisyeonneunya	서성거리셨어 seoseonggeorisyeosseo	서성거리셨어요 seoseonggeorisyeosseoyo	서성거리셨습니까 seoseonggeorisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		서성거리시라 seoseonggeorisira	서성거리셔 seoseonggeorisyeo	서성거리세요 seoseonggeoriseyo	서성거리십시오 seoseonggeorisipsio
Assertive		서성거리시겠다 seoseonggeorisigetda	서성거리시겠어 seoseonggeorisigesseo	서성거리시겠어요 seoseonggeorisigesseoyo	서성거리시겠습니다 seoseonggeorisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		서성거리셔 seoseonggeorisyeo	서성거리셔서 seoseonggeorisyeoseo	서성거리시니 seoseonggeorisini	서성거리시니까 seoseonggeorisinikka
Contrast		서성거리시지만 seoseonggeorisijiman	서성거리시는데 seoseonggeorisineunde	서성거리시더니 seoseonggeorisideoni
Conjunction		서성거리시고 seoseonggeorisigo
Condition		서성거리시면 seoseonggeorisimyeon	서성거리셔야 seoseonggeorisyeoya
Motive		서성거리시려고 seoseonggeorisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		서성거리심 seoseonggeorisim	서성거리시기 seoseonggeorisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		서성거리셨음 seoseonggeorisyeosseum	서성거리셨기 seoseonggeorisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	서성거리신 seoseonggeorisin
	Present	서성거리시는 seoseonggeorisineun
	Future	서성거리실 seoseonggeorisil