막아
mah-gah
regular
To say to stop up politely in the present tense, use 막아요 (mah-gah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 막다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 막아요 mah-gah-yoh | 막습니다 mahg-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 막았어 mah-gah-ssuh | 막았어요 mah-gah-ssuh-yoh | 막았습니다 mah-gah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 막을 거야 mah-geul- -guh-yah | 막을 거예요 mah-geul- -guh-yae-yoh | 막을 겁니다 mah-geul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
막으세요
mah-geu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
막아요
mah-gah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
막아요?
mah-gah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
막고
mahg-ggoh
Conditional “if” — (면)
막으면
mah-geu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
막음
mah-geum