가만있어
gah-mah-nee-ssuh
gamanisseo
descriptive
가만있다
To say still, gentle politely in the present tense, use 가만있어요 (gah-mah-nee-ssuh-yoh) · gamanisseoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 가만있다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 가만있어요 gah-mah-nee-ssuh-yoh gamanisseoyo | 가만있습니다 gah-mah-nee-sseum-nee-dah gamanisseumnida | |
| Past | 가만있었어 gah-mah-nee-ssuh-ssuh gamanisseosseo | 가만있었어요 gah-mah-nee-ssuh-ssuh-yoh gamanisseosseoyo | 가만있었습니다 gah-mah-nee-ssuh-sseum-nee-dah gamanisseosseumnida |
| Future | 가만있을 거야 gah-mah-nee-sseul guh-yah gamanisseul geoya | 가만있을 거예요 gah-mah-nee-sseul guh-yae-yoh gamanisseul geoyeyo | 가만있을 겁니다 gah-mah-nee-sseul guhm-nee-dah gamanisseul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
가만있으세요
gah-mah-nee-sseu-sae-yoh
gamanisseuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
가만있어요
gah-mah-nee-ssuh-yoh
gamanisseoyo
Question Polite (요)
가만있어요?
gah-mah-nee-ssuh-yoh-?
gamanisseoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
가만있고
gah-mah-neet-goh
gamanitgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
가만있으면
gah-mah-nee-sseu-myuhn
gamanisseumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
가만있고 있어요
gah-mah-neet-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gamanitgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
가만있고 싶어요
gah-mah-neet-goh shee-puh-yoh
gamanitgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
가만있을 수 있어요
gah-mah-nee-sseul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gamanisseul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
가만있어서
gah-mah-nee-ssuh-suh
gamanisseoseo
Noun form — (기)
가만있기
gah-mah-neet-gee
gamanitgi
Noun form — (음)
가만있음
gah-mah-nee-sseum
gamanisseum