갤마
gael-mah
gaelma
regular
갤마다
To say only used in 갤마주다 (gaelmajuda, “to teach (something) to”) politely in the present tense, use 갤마요 (gael-mah-yoh) · gaelmayo. Below is the full conjugation of 갤마다 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 | 갤마요 gael-mah-yoh gaelmayo | 갤맙니다 gael-mahm-nee-dah gaelmamnida | |
| Past | 갤맜어 gael-mah-ssuh gaelmasseo | 갤맜어요 gael-mah-ssuh-yoh gaelmasseoyo | 갤맜습니다 gael-mah-sseum-nee-dah gaelmasseumnida |
| Future | 갤말 거야 gael-mahl guh-yah gaelmal geoya | 갤말 거예요 gael-mahl guh-yae-yoh gaelmal geoyeyo | 갤말 겁니다 gael-mahl guhm-nee-dah gaelmal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
갤마세요
gael-mah-sae-yoh
gaelmaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
갤마요
gael-mah-yoh
gaelmayo
Question Polite (요)
갤마요?
gael-mah-yoh-?
gaelmayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
갤마고
gael-mah-goh
gaelmago
Conditional "if" — (면)
갤마면
gael-mah-myuhn
gaelmamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
갤마고 있어요
gael-mah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gaelmago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
갤마고 싶어요
gael-mah-goh shee-puh-yoh
gaelmago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
갤말 수 있어요
gael-mahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gaelmal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
갤마서
gael-mah-suh
gaelmaseo
Noun form — (기)
갤마기
gael-mah-gee
gaelmagi
Noun form — (음)
갤맘
gael-mahm
gaelmam