가만둬
gah-mahn-dwuh
gamandwo
regular
가만두다
To say to leave (a person) alone politely in the present tense, use 가만둬요 (gah-mahn-dwuh-yoh) · gamandwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 가만두다 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 | 가만둬요 gah-mahn-dwuh-yoh gamandwoyo | 가만둡니다 gah-mahn-doom-nee-dah gamandumnida | |
| Past | 가만뒀어 gah-mahn-dwuh-ssuh gamandwosseo | 가만뒀어요 gah-mahn-dwuh-ssuh-yoh gamandwosseoyo | 가만뒀습니다 gah-mahn-dwuh-sseum-nee-dah gamandwosseumnida |
| Future | 가만둘 거야 gah-mahn-dool guh-yah gamandul geoya | 가만둘 거예요 gah-mahn-dool guh-yae-yoh gamandul geoyeyo | 가만둘 겁니다 gah-mahn-dool guhm-nee-dah gamandul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
가만두세요
gah-mahn-doo-sae-yoh
gamanduseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
가만둬요
gah-mahn-dwuh-yoh
gamandwoyo
Question Polite (요)
가만둬요?
gah-mahn-dwuh-yoh-?
gamandwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
가만두고
gah-mahn-doo-goh
gamandugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
가만두면
gah-mahn-doo-myuhn
gamandumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
가만두고 있어요
gah-mahn-doo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gamandugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
가만두고 싶어요
gah-mahn-doo-goh shee-puh-yoh
gamandugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
가만둘 수 있어요
gah-mahn-dool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gamandul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
가만둬서
gah-mahn-dwuh-suh
gamandwoseo
Noun form — (기)
가만두기
gah-mahn-doo-gee
gamandugi
Noun form — (음)
가만둠
gah-mahn-doom
gamandum