닦아
dah-ggah
dakka
regular
닦다
To say to polish politely in the present tense, use 닦아요 (dah-ggah-yoh) · dakkayo. Below is the full conjugation of 닦다 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 | 닦아요 dah-ggah-yoh dakkayo | 닦습니다 dahgg-seum-nee-dah dakseumnida | |
| Past | 닦았어 dah-ggah-ssuh dakkasseo | 닦았어요 dah-ggah-ssuh-yoh dakkasseoyo | 닦았습니다 dah-ggah-sseum-nee-dah dakkasseumnida |
| Future | 닦을 거야 dah-ggeul guh-yah dakkeul geoya | 닦을 거예요 dah-ggeul guh-yae-yoh dakkeul geoyeyo | 닦을 겁니다 dah-ggeul guhm-nee-dah dakkeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
닦으세요
dah-ggeu-sae-yoh
dakkeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
닦아요
dah-ggah-yoh
dakkayo
Question Polite (요)
닦아요?
dah-ggah-yoh-?
dakkayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
닦고
dahgg-goh
dakgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
닦으면
dah-ggeu-myuhn
dakkeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
닦고 있어요
dahgg-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dakgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
닦고 싶어요
dahgg-goh shee-puh-yoh
dakgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
닦을 수 있어요
dah-ggeul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dakkeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
닦아서
dah-ggah-suh
dakkaseo
Noun form — (기)
닦기
dahgg-gee
dakgi
Noun form — (음)
닦음
dah-ggeum
dakkeum