다가가
dah-gah-gah
dagaga
regular
다가가다
To say to approach, to get closer, to go near, to come up politely in the present tense, use 다가가요 (dah-gah-gah-yoh) · dagagayo. Below is the full conjugation of 다가가다 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 | 다가가요 dah-gah-gah-yoh dagagayo | 다가갑니다 dah-gah-gahm-nee-dah dagagamnida | |
| Past | 다가갔어 dah-gah-gah-ssuh dagagasseo | 다가갔어요 dah-gah-gah-ssuh-yoh dagagasseoyo | 다가갔습니다 dah-gah-gah-sseum-nee-dah dagagasseumnida |
| Future | 다가갈 거야 dah-gah-gahl guh-yah dagagal geoya | 다가갈 거예요 dah-gah-gahl guh-yae-yoh dagagal geoyeyo | 다가갈 겁니다 dah-gah-gahl guhm-nee-dah dagagal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
다가가세요
dah-gah-gah-sae-yoh
dagagaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
다가가요
dah-gah-gah-yoh
dagagayo
Question Polite (요)
다가가요?
dah-gah-gah-yoh-?
dagagayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
다가가고
dah-gah-gah-goh
dagagago
Conditional "if" — (면)
다가가면
dah-gah-gah-myuhn
dagagamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
다가가고 있어요
dah-gah-gah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dagagago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
다가가고 싶어요
dah-gah-gah-goh shee-puh-yoh
dagagago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
다가갈 수 있어요
dah-gah-gahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dagagal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
다가가서
dah-gah-gah-suh
dagagaseo
Noun form — (기)
다가가기
dah-gah-gah-gee
dagagagi
Noun form — (음)
다가감
dah-gah-gahm
dagagam