가둬
gah-dwuh
gadwo
regular
가두다
To say to confine, lock, lock up, coop up, shut up, fence, imprison politely in the present tense, use 가둬요 (gah-dwuh-yoh) · gadwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 가두다 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 | 가둬요 gah-dwuh-yoh gadwoyo | 가둡니다 gah-doom-nee-dah gadumnida | |
| Past | 가뒀어 gah-dwuh-ssuh gadwosseo | 가뒀어요 gah-dwuh-ssuh-yoh gadwosseoyo | 가뒀습니다 gah-dwuh-sseum-nee-dah gadwosseumnida |
| Future | 가둘 거야 gah-dool guh-yah gadul geoya | 가둘 거예요 gah-dool guh-yae-yoh gadul geoyeyo | 가둘 겁니다 gah-dool guhm-nee-dah gadul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
가두세요
gah-doo-sae-yoh
gaduseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
가둬요
gah-dwuh-yoh
gadwoyo
Question Polite (요)
가둬요?
gah-dwuh-yoh-?
gadwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
가두고
gah-doo-goh
gadugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
가두면
gah-doo-myuhn
gadumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
가두고 있어요
gah-doo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gadugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
가두고 싶어요
gah-doo-goh shee-puh-yoh
gadugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
가둘 수 있어요
gah-dool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gadul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
가둬서
gah-dwuh-suh
gadwoseo
Noun form — (기)
가두기
gah-doo-gee
gadugi
Noun form — (음)
가둠
gah-doom
gadum