갈겨
gahl-gyuh
galgyeo
regular
갈기다
To say to hit, to slap, to slash, to strike, to thrash politely in the present tense, use 갈겨요 (gahl-gyuh-yoh) · galgyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 갈기다 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 | 갈겨요 gahl-gyuh-yoh galgyeoyo | 갈깁니다 gahl-geem-nee-dah galgimnida | |
| Past | 갈겼어 gahl-gyuh-ssuh galgyeosseo | 갈겼어요 gahl-gyuh-ssuh-yoh galgyeosseoyo | 갈겼습니다 gahl-gyuh-sseum-nee-dah galgyeosseumnida |
| Future | 갈길 거야 gahl-geel guh-yah galgil geoya | 갈길 거예요 gahl-geel guh-yae-yoh galgil geoyeyo | 갈길 겁니다 gahl-geel guhm-nee-dah galgil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
갈기세요
gahl-gee-sae-yoh
galgiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
갈겨요
gahl-gyuh-yoh
galgyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
갈겨요?
gahl-gyuh-yoh-?
galgyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
갈기고
gahl-gee-goh
galgigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
갈기면
gahl-gee-myuhn
galgimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
갈기고 있어요
gahl-gee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
galgigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
갈기고 싶어요
gahl-gee-goh shee-puh-yoh
galgigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
갈길 수 있어요
gahl-geel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
galgil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
갈겨서
gahl-gyuh-suh
galgyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
갈기기
gahl-gee-gee
galgigi
Noun form — (음)
갈김
gahl-geem
galgim