다가와
dah-gah-wah
dagawa
regular
다가오다
To say to approach politely in the present tense, use 다가와요 (dah-gah-wah-yoh) · dagawayo. Below is the full conjugation of 다가오다 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 | 다가와요 dah-gah-wah-yoh dagawayo | 다가옵니다 dah-gah-ohm-nee-dah dagaomnida | |
| Past | 다가왔어 dah-gah-wah-ssuh dagawasseo | 다가왔어요 dah-gah-wah-ssuh-yoh dagawasseoyo | 다가왔습니다 dah-gah-wah-sseum-nee-dah dagawasseumnida |
| Future | 다가올 거야 dah-gah-ohl guh-yah dagaol geoya | 다가올 거예요 dah-gah-ohl guh-yae-yoh dagaol geoyeyo | 다가올 겁니다 dah-gah-ohl guhm-nee-dah dagaol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
다가오세요
dah-gah-oh-sae-yoh
dagaoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
다가와요
dah-gah-wah-yoh
dagawayo
Question Polite (요)
다가와요?
dah-gah-wah-yoh-?
dagawayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
다가오고
dah-gah-oh-goh
dagaogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
다가오면
dah-gah-oh-myuhn
dagaomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
다가오고 있어요
dah-gah-oh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dagaogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
다가오고 싶어요
dah-gah-oh-goh shee-puh-yoh
dagaogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
다가올 수 있어요
dah-gah-ohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dagaol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
다가와서
dah-gah-wah-suh
dagawaseo
Noun form — (기)
다가오기
dah-gah-oh-gee
dagaogi
Noun form — (음)
다가옴
dah-gah-ohm
dagaom