가팔라
gah-pahl-rah
To say to be steep (of a road, path, or slope) politely in the present tense, use 가팔라요 (gah-pahl-rah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 가파르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 가팔라 gah-pahl-rah | 가팔라요 gah-pahl-rah-yoh | 가파릅니다 gah-pah-reum-nee-dah |
| Past | 가팔랐어 gah-pahl-rah-ssuh | 가팔랐어요 gah-pahl-rah-ssuh-yoh | 가팔랐습니다 gah-pahl-rah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 가파를 거야 gah-pah-reul- -guh-yah | 가파를 거예요 gah-pah-reul- -guh-yae-yoh | 가파를 겁니다 gah-pah-reul- -guhm-nee-dah |