담가
dahm-gah
damga
담그다
To say to pour in, to add to a liquid politely in the present tense, use 담가요 (dahm-gah-yoh) · damgayo. Below is the full conjugation of 담그다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (으 irregular): 으-irregular verbs end in ㅡ preceded by a consonant (e.g. 쓰다, 예쁘다). Before a vowel suffix, the ㅡ is dropped entirely. 쓰다 (to write) → 써요, 예쁘다 (to be pretty) → 예뻐요. Because ㅡ itself has no inherent "brighter" or "darker" quality, the vowel harmony is determined by the preceding syllable. See all 으-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 담가요 dahm-gah-yoh damgayo | 담급니다 dahm-geum-nee-dah damgeumnida | |
| Past | 담갔어 dahm-gah-ssuh damgasseo | 담갔어요 dahm-gah-ssuh-yoh damgasseoyo | 담갔습니다 dahm-gah-sseum-nee-dah damgasseumnida |
| Future | 담글 거야 dahm-geul guh-yah damgeul geoya | 담글 거예요 dahm-geul guh-yae-yoh damgeul geoyeyo | 담글 겁니다 dahm-geul guhm-nee-dah damgeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
담그세요
dahm-geu-sae-yoh
damgeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
담가요
dahm-gah-yoh
damgayo
Question Polite (요)
담가요?
dahm-gah-yoh-?
damgayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
담그고
dahm-geu-goh
damgeugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
담그면
dahm-geu-myuhn
damgeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
담그고 있어요
dahm-geu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
damgeugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
담그고 싶어요
dahm-geu-goh shee-puh-yoh
damgeugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
담글 수 있어요
dahm-geul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
damgeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
담가서
dahm-gah-suh
damgaseo
Noun form — (기)
담그기
dahm-geu-gee
damgeugi
Noun form — (음)
담금
dahm-geum
damgeum