갈고닦아
gahl-goh-dah-ggah
regular
To say to hone, to cultivate, to develop, to improve (a skill, talent, abilit politely in the present tense, use 갈고닦아요 (gahl-goh-dah-ggah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 갈고닦다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 갈고닦아요 gahl-goh-dah-ggah-yoh | 갈고닦습니다 gahl-goh-dahgg-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 갈고닦았어 gahl-goh-dah-ggah-ssuh | 갈고닦았어요 gahl-goh-dah-ggah-ssuh-yoh | 갈고닦았습니다 gahl-goh-dah-ggah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 갈고닦을 거야 gahl-goh-dah-ggeul- -guh-yah | 갈고닦을 거예요 gahl-goh-dah-ggeul- -guh-yae-yoh | 갈고닦을 겁니다 gahl-goh-dah-ggeul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
갈고닦으세요
gahl-goh-dah-ggeu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
갈고닦아요
gahl-goh-dah-ggah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
갈고닦아요?
gahl-goh-dah-ggah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
갈고닦고
gahl-goh-dahgg-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
갈고닦으면
gahl-goh-dah-ggeu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
갈고닦음
gahl-goh-dah-ggeum