깎아
ggah-ggah
regular
To say to cut, shave, shear, peel, mow, clip politely in the present tense, use 깎아요 (ggah-ggah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 깎다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 깎아요 ggah-ggah-yoh | 깎습니다 ggahgg-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 깎았어 ggah-ggah-ssuh | 깎았어요 ggah-ggah-ssuh-yoh | 깎았습니다 ggah-ggah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 깎을 거야 ggah-ggeul- -guh-yah | 깎을 거예요 ggah-ggeul- -guh-yae-yoh | 깎을 겁니다 ggah-ggeul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
깎으세요
ggah-ggeu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
깎아요
ggah-ggah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
깎아요?
ggah-ggah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
깎고
ggahgg-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
깎으면
ggah-ggeu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
깎음
ggah-ggeum