갈아타
gah-rah-tah
garata
regular
갈아타다
To say to change to, to transfer to politely in the present tense, use 갈아타요 (gah-rah-tah-yoh) · garatayo. Below is the full conjugation of 갈아타다 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 | 갈아타요 gah-rah-tah-yoh garatayo | 갈아탑니다 gah-rah-tahm-nee-dah garatamnida | |
| Past | 갈아탔어 gah-rah-tah-ssuh garatasseo | 갈아탔어요 gah-rah-tah-ssuh-yoh garatasseoyo | 갈아탔습니다 gah-rah-tah-sseum-nee-dah garatasseumnida |
| Future | 갈아탈 거야 gah-rah-tahl guh-yah garatal geoya | 갈아탈 거예요 gah-rah-tahl guh-yae-yoh garatal geoyeyo | 갈아탈 겁니다 gah-rah-tahl guhm-nee-dah garatal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
갈아타세요
gah-rah-tah-sae-yoh
garataseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
갈아타요
gah-rah-tah-yoh
garatayo
Question Polite (요)
갈아타요?
gah-rah-tah-yoh-?
garatayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
갈아타고
gah-rah-tah-goh
garatago
Conditional "if" — (면)
갈아타면
gah-rah-tah-myuhn
garatamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
갈아타고 있어요
gah-rah-tah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
garatago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
갈아타고 싶어요
gah-rah-tah-goh shee-puh-yoh
garatago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
갈아탈 수 있어요
gah-rah-tahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
garatal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
갈아타서
gah-rah-tah-suh
garataseo
Noun form — (기)
갈아타기
gah-rah-tah-gee
garatagi
Noun form — (음)
갈아탐
gah-rah-tahm
garatam