개같아
gae-gah-tah
gaegata
descriptive
개같다
To say annoying, shitty, crappy politely in the present tense, use 개같아요 (gae-gah-tah-yoh) · gaegatayo. Below is the full conjugation of 개같다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 개같아요 gae-gah-tah-yoh gaegatayo | 개같습니다 gae-gaht-seum-nee-dah gaegatseumnida | |
| Past | 개같았어 gae-gah-tah-ssuh gaegatasseo | 개같았어요 gae-gah-tah-ssuh-yoh gaegatasseoyo | 개같았습니다 gae-gah-tah-sseum-nee-dah gaegatasseumnida |
| Future | 개같을 거야 gae-gah-teul guh-yah gaegateul geoya | 개같을 거예요 gae-gah-teul guh-yae-yoh gaegateul geoyeyo | 개같을 겁니다 gae-gah-teul guhm-nee-dah gaegateul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
개같으세요
gae-gah-teu-sae-yoh
gaegateuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
개같아요
gae-gah-tah-yoh
gaegatayo
Question Polite (요)
개같아요?
gae-gah-tah-yoh-?
gaegatayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
개같고
gae-gaht-goh
gaegatgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
개같으면
gae-gah-teu-myuhn
gaegateumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
개같고 있어요
gae-gaht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gaegatgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
개같고 싶어요
gae-gaht-goh shee-puh-yoh
gaegatgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
개같을 수 있어요
gae-gah-teul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gaegateul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
개같아서
gae-gah-tah-suh
gaegataseo
Noun form — (기)
개같기
gae-gaht-gee
gaegatgi
Noun form — (음)
개같음
gae-gah-teum
gaegateum