깇어
gee-chuh
gicheo
regular
깇다
To say to cough (must always take the object 기침 (gichim)) politely in the present tense, use 깇어요 (gee-chuh-yoh) · gicheoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 깇다 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
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 깇어요 gee-chuh-yoh gicheoyo | 깇습니다 geet-seum-nee-dah gitseumnida | |
| Past | 깇었어 gee-chuh-ssuh gicheosseo | 깇었어요 gee-chuh-ssuh-yoh gicheosseoyo | 깇었습니다 gee-chuh-sseum-nee-dah gicheosseumnida |
| Future | 깇을 거야 gee-cheul guh-yah gicheul geoya | 깇을 거예요 gee-cheul guh-yae-yoh gicheul geoyeyo | 깇을 겁니다 gee-cheul guhm-nee-dah gicheul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
깇으세요
gee-cheu-sae-yoh
gicheuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
깇어요
gee-chuh-yoh
gicheoyo
Question Polite (요)
깇어요?
gee-chuh-yoh-?
gicheoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
깇고
geet-goh
gitgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
깇으면
gee-cheu-myuhn
gicheumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
깇고 있어요
geet-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gitgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
깇고 싶어요
geet-goh shee-puh-yoh
gitgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
깇을 수 있어요
gee-cheul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gicheul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
깇어서
gee-chuh-suh
gicheoseo
Noun form — (기)
깇기
geet-gee
gitgi
Noun form — (음)
깇음
gee-cheum
gicheum