아껴
ah-ggyuh
akkyeo
regular
아끼다
To say to cherish politely in the present tense, use 아껴요 (ah-ggyuh-yoh) · akkyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 아끼다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 아껴요 ah-ggyuh-yoh akkyeoyo | 아낍니다 ah-ggeem-nee-dah akkimnida | |
| Past | 아꼈어 ah-ggyuh-ssuh akkyeosseo | 아꼈어요 ah-ggyuh-ssuh-yoh akkyeosseoyo | 아꼈습니다 ah-ggyuh-sseum-nee-dah akkyeosseumnida |
| Future | 아낄 거야 ah-ggeel guh-yah akkil geoya | 아낄 거예요 ah-ggeel guh-yae-yoh akkil geoyeyo | 아낄 겁니다 ah-ggeel guhm-nee-dah akkil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
아끼세요
ah-ggee-sae-yoh
akkiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
아껴요
ah-ggyuh-yoh
akkyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
아껴요?
ah-ggyuh-yoh-?
akkyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
아끼고
ah-ggee-goh
akkigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
아끼면
ah-ggee-myuhn
akkimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
아끼고 있어요
ah-ggee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
akkigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
아끼고 싶어요
ah-ggee-goh shee-puh-yoh
akkigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
아낄 수 있어요
ah-ggeel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
akkil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
아껴서
ah-ggyuh-suh
akkyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
아끼기
ah-ggee-gee
akkigi
Noun form — (음)
아낌
ah-ggeem
akkim