감아
gah-mah
gama
regular
감다
To say to close one's eyes politely in the present tense, use 감아요 (gah-mah-yoh) · gamayo. Below is the full conjugation of 감다 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 | 감아요 gah-mah-yoh gamayo | 감습니다 gahm-seum-nee-dah gamseumnida | |
| Past | 감았어 gah-mah-ssuh gamasseo | 감았어요 gah-mah-ssuh-yoh gamasseoyo | 감았습니다 gah-mah-sseum-nee-dah gamasseumnida |
| Future | 감을 거야 gah-meul guh-yah gameul geoya | 감을 거예요 gah-meul guh-yae-yoh gameul geoyeyo | 감을 겁니다 gah-meul guhm-nee-dah gameul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
감으세요
gah-meu-sae-yoh
gameuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
감아요
gah-mah-yoh
gamayo
Question Polite (요)
감아요?
gah-mah-yoh-?
gamayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
감고
gahm-goh
gamgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
감으면
gah-meu-myuhn
gameumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
감고 있어요
gahm-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gamgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
감고 싶어요
gahm-goh shee-puh-yoh
gamgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
감을 수 있어요
gah-meul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gameul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
감아서
gah-mah-suh
gamaseo
Noun form — (기)
감기
gahm-gee
gamgi
Noun form — (음)
감음
gah-meum
gameum