담아
dah-mah
dama
regular
담다
To say to put into a container politely in the present tense, use 담아요 (dah-mah-yoh) · damayo. Below is the full conjugation of 담다 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 | 담아요 dah-mah-yoh damayo | 담습니다 dahm-seum-nee-dah damseumnida | |
| Past | 담았어 dah-mah-ssuh damasseo | 담았어요 dah-mah-ssuh-yoh damasseoyo | 담았습니다 dah-mah-sseum-nee-dah damasseumnida |
| Future | 담을 거야 dah-meul guh-yah dameul geoya | 담을 거예요 dah-meul guh-yae-yoh dameul geoyeyo | 담을 겁니다 dah-meul guhm-nee-dah dameul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
담으세요
dah-meu-sae-yoh
dameuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
담아요
dah-mah-yoh
damayo
Question Polite (요)
담아요?
dah-mah-yoh-?
damayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
담고
dahm-goh
damgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
담으면
dah-meu-myuhn
dameumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
담고 있어요
dahm-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
damgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
담고 싶어요
dahm-goh shee-puh-yoh
damgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
담을 수 있어요
dah-meul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dameul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
담아서
dah-mah-suh
damaseo
Noun form — (기)
담기
dahm-gee
damgi
Noun form — (음)
담음
dah-meum
dameum