가까워
gah-ggah-wuh
gakkawo
가깝다
To say to be close, to be near politely in the present tense, use 가까워요 (gah-ggah-wuh-yoh) · gakkawoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 가깝다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅂ irregular (adj)): ㅂ-irregular adjectives follow the same rule as ㅂ-irregular verbs: the ㅂ changes to 우 when a vowel suffix follows. 덥다 (to be hot) becomes 더워요; 쉽다 (to be easy) becomes 쉬워요. The ㅂ is kept intact before consonant suffixes: 덥고, 쉽지. See all ㅂ-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 가까워요 gah-ggah-wuh-yoh gakkawoyo | 가깝습니다 gah-ggahp-sseum-nee-dah gakkapsseumnida | |
| Past | 가까웠어 gah-ggah-wuh-ssuh gakkawosseo | 가까웠어요 gah-ggah-wuh-ssuh-yoh gakkawosseoyo | 가까웠습니다 gah-ggah-wuh-sseum-nee-dah gakkawosseumnida |
| Future | 가까울 거야 gah-ggah-ool guh-yah gakkaul geoya | 가까울 거예요 gah-ggah-ool guh-yae-yoh gakkaul geoyeyo | 가까울 겁니다 gah-ggah-ool guhm-nee-dah gakkaul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
가까우세요
gah-ggah-oo-sae-yoh
gakkauseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
가까워요
gah-ggah-wuh-yoh
gakkawoyo
Question Polite (요)
가까워요?
gah-ggah-wuh-yoh-?
gakkawoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
가깝고
gah-ggahp-goh
gakkapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
가까우면
gah-ggah-oo-myuhn
gakkaumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
가깝고 있어요
gah-ggahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gakkapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
가깝고 싶어요
gah-ggahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
gakkapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
가까울 수 있어요
gah-ggah-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gakkaul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
가까워서
gah-ggah-wuh-suh
gakkawoseo
Noun form — (기)
가깝기
gah-ggahp-gee
gakkapgi
Noun form — (음)
가까움
gah-ggah-oom
gakkaum