갉아
gahl-ah
gaa
regular
갉다
To say to gnaw (at) politely in the present tense, use 갉아요 (gahl-ah-yoh) · gaayo. Below is the full conjugation of 갉다 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 | 갉아요 gahl-ah-yoh gaayo | 갉습니다 gahl-seum-nee-dah gaseumnida | |
| Past | 갉았어 gahl-ah-ssuh gaasseo | 갉았어요 gahl-ah-ssuh-yoh gaasseoyo | 갉았습니다 gahl-ah-sseum-nee-dah gaasseumnida |
| Future | 갉을 거야 gahl-eul guh-yah gaeul geoya | 갉을 거예요 gahl-eul guh-yae-yoh gaeul geoyeyo | 갉을 겁니다 gahl-eul guhm-nee-dah gaeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
갉으세요
gahl-eu-sae-yoh
gaeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
갉아요
gahl-ah-yoh
gaayo
Question Polite (요)
갉아요?
gahl-ah-yoh-?
gaayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
갉고
gahl-goh
gago
Conditional "if" — (면)
갉으면
gahl-eu-myuhn
gaeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
갉고 있어요
gahl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
갉고 싶어요
gahl-goh shee-puh-yoh
gago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
갉을 수 있어요
gahl-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gaeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
갉아서
gahl-ah-suh
gaaseo
Noun form — (기)
갉기
gahl-gee
gagi
Noun form — (음)
갉음
gahl-eum
gaeum