같아
gah-tah
descriptive
To say the same politely in the present tense, use 같아요 (gah-tah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 같다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 같아요 gah-tah-yoh | 같습니다 gaht-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 같았어 gah-tah-ssuh | 같았어요 gah-tah-ssuh-yoh | 같았습니다 gah-tah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 같을 거야 gah-teul- -guh-yah | 같을 거예요 gah-teul- -guh-yae-yoh | 같을 겁니다 gah-teul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
같으세요
gah-teu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
같아요
gah-tah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
같아요?
gah-tah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
같고
gaht-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
같으면
gah-teu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
같음
gah-teum