가빠
gah-bbah
gappa
가쁘다
To say to be short of breath politely in the present tense, use 가빠요 (gah-bbah-yoh) · gappayo. Below is the full conjugation of 가쁘다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (으 irregular (adj)): 으-irregular adjectives end in ㅡ before 다. The ㅡ drops when a vowel suffix is added. 배고프다 (to be hungry) → 배고파요; 슬프다 (to be sad) → 슬퍼요. The resulting vowel (아 vs 어) follows the vowel of the syllable before ㅡ. See all 으-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 가빠요 gah-bbah-yoh gappayo | 가쁩니다 gah-bbeum-nee-dah gappeumnida | |
| Past | 가빴어 gah-bbah-ssuh gappasseo | 가빴어요 gah-bbah-ssuh-yoh gappasseoyo | 가빴습니다 gah-bbah-sseum-nee-dah gappasseumnida |
| Future | 가쁠 거야 gah-bbeul guh-yah gappeul geoya | 가쁠 거예요 gah-bbeul guh-yae-yoh gappeul geoyeyo | 가쁠 겁니다 gah-bbeul guhm-nee-dah gappeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
가쁘세요
gah-bbeu-sae-yoh
gappeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
가빠요
gah-bbah-yoh
gappayo
Question Polite (요)
가빠요?
gah-bbah-yoh-?
gappayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
가쁘고
gah-bbeu-goh
gappeugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
가쁘면
gah-bbeu-myuhn
gappeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
가쁘고 있어요
gah-bbeu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gappeugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
가쁘고 싶어요
gah-bbeu-goh shee-puh-yoh
gappeugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
가쁠 수 있어요
gah-bbeul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gappeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
가빠서
gah-bbah-suh
gappaseo
Noun form — (기)
가쁘기
gah-bbeu-gee
gappeugi
Noun form — (음)
가쁨
gah-bbeum
gappeum