가팔라
gah-pahl-rah
gapalra
가파르다
To say to be steep (of a road, path, or slope) politely in the present tense, use 가팔라요 (gah-pahl-rah-yoh) · gapalrayo. Below is the full conjugation of 가파르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (르 irregular (adj)): 르-irregular adjectives follow the same pattern as 르-irregular verbs: 르 splits before -어/-아 suffixes. 다르다 (to be different) → 달라요, 빠르다 (to be fast) → 빨라요. Before consonants 르 is unchanged: 다르고, 빠르지. See all 르-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 가팔라요 gah-pahl-rah-yoh gapalrayo | 가파릅니다 gah-pah-reum-nee-dah gapareumnida | |
| Past | 가팔랐어 gah-pahl-rah-ssuh gapalrasseo | 가팔랐어요 gah-pahl-rah-ssuh-yoh gapalrasseoyo | 가팔랐습니다 gah-pahl-rah-sseum-nee-dah gapalrasseumnida |
| Future | 가파를 거야 gah-pah-reul guh-yah gapareul geoya | 가파를 거예요 gah-pah-reul guh-yae-yoh gapareul geoyeyo | 가파를 겁니다 gah-pah-reul guhm-nee-dah gapareul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
가파르세요
gah-pah-reu-sae-yoh
gapareuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
가팔라요
gah-pahl-rah-yoh
gapalrayo
Question Polite (요)
가팔라요?
gah-pahl-rah-yoh-?
gapalrayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
가파르고
gah-pah-reu-goh
gapareugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
가파르면
gah-pah-reu-myuhn
gapareumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
가파르고 있어요
gah-pah-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gapareugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
가파르고 싶어요
gah-pah-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
gapareugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
가파를 수 있어요
gah-pah-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gapareul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
가팔라서
gah-pahl-rah-suh
gapalraseo
Noun form — (기)
가파르기
gah-pah-reu-gee
gapareugi
Noun form — (음)
가파름
gah-pah-reum
gapareum