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가르치다 conjugation (gareuchida, to teach)

To say to teach politely in the present tense, use 가르쳐요 (gah-reu-chyuh-yoh) · gareuchyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 가르치다 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

TenseCasual (반말)Polite (요)Formal (합니다)
Present
가르쳐
gah-reu-chyuh
gareuchyeo
가르쳐요
gah-reu-chyuh-yoh
gareuchyeoyo
가르칩니다
gah-reu-cheem-nee-dah
gareuchimnida
Past
가르쳤어
gah-reu-chyuh-ssuh
gareuchyeosseo
가르쳤어요
gah-reu-chyuh-ssuh-yoh
gareuchyeosseoyo
가르쳤습니다
gah-reu-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah
gareuchyeosseumnida
Future
가르칠 거야
gah-reu-cheel guh-yah
gareuchil geoya
가르칠 거예요
gah-reu-cheel guh-yae-yoh
gareuchil geoyeyo
가르칠 겁니다
gah-reu-cheel guhm-nee-dah
gareuchil geomnida

Example sentences

How it’s used

가르치다 means to teach; the learner takes 에게 or 한테: 아이들에게 영어를 가르쳐요. 가르쳐 주다 is also used for telling someone information, though 알려 주다 is more common: 전화번호 좀 알려 주세요.

Common mistake

Confusing 가르치다 (to teach) with 가리키다 (to point at): ✗ 손가락으로 지도를 가르쳤어요 → ✓ 손가락으로 지도를 가리켰어요. Native speakers often mix them up in speech, but they are different words.

Other useful forms

Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
가르치세요
gah-reu-chee-sae-yoh
gareuchiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
가르쳐요
gah-reu-chyuh-yoh
gareuchyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
가르쳐요?
gah-reu-chyuh-yoh-?
gareuchyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
가르치고
gah-reu-chee-goh
gareuchigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
가르치면
gah-reu-chee-myuhn
gareuchimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
가르치고 있어요
gah-reu-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gareuchigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
가르치고 싶어요
gah-reu-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
gareuchigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
가르칠 수 있어요
gah-reu-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gareuchil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
가르쳐서
gah-reu-chyuh-suh
gareuchyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
가르치기
gah-reu-chee-gee
gareuchigi
Noun form — (음)
가르침
gah-reu-cheem
gareuchim