가만있어
gah-mah-nee-ssuh
descriptive
To say still, gentle politely in the present tense, use 가만있어요 (gah-mah-nee-ssuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 가만있다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 가만있어요 gah-mah-nee-ssuh-yoh | 가만있습니다 gah-mah-nee-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 가만있었어 gah-mah-nee-ssuh-ssuh | 가만있었어요 gah-mah-nee-ssuh-ssuh-yoh | 가만있었습니다 gah-mah-nee-ssuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 가만있을 거야 gah-mah-nee-sseul- -guh-yah | 가만있을 거예요 gah-mah-nee-sseul- -guh-yae-yoh | 가만있을 겁니다 gah-mah-nee-sseul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
가만있으세요
gah-mah-nee-sseu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
가만있어요
gah-mah-nee-ssuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
가만있어요?
gah-mah-nee-ssuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
가만있고
gah-mah-neet-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
가만있으면
gah-mah-nee-sseu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
가만있음
gah-mah-nee-sseum