고마워
goh-mah-wuh
gomawo
고맙다
To say thankful politely in the present tense, use 고마워요 (goh-mah-wuh-yoh) · gomawoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 고맙다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅂ irregular (adj)): ㅂ-irregular adjectives follow the same rule as ㅂ-irregular verbs: the ㅂ changes to 우 when a vowel suffix follows. 덥다 (to be hot) becomes 더워요; 쉽다 (to be easy) becomes 쉬워요. The ㅂ is kept intact before consonant suffixes: 덥고, 쉽지. See all ㅂ-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 고마워요 goh-mah-wuh-yoh gomawoyo | 고맙습니다 goh-mahp-sseum-nee-dah gomapsseumnida | |
| Past | 고마웠어 goh-mah-wuh-ssuh gomawosseo | 고마웠어요 goh-mah-wuh-ssuh-yoh gomawosseoyo | 고마웠습니다 goh-mah-wuh-sseum-nee-dah gomawosseumnida |
| Future | 고마울 거야 goh-mah-ool guh-yah gomaul geoya | 고마울 거예요 goh-mah-ool guh-yae-yoh gomaul geoyeyo | 고마울 겁니다 goh-mah-ool guhm-nee-dah gomaul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
고마우세요
goh-mah-oo-sae-yoh
gomauseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
고마워요
goh-mah-wuh-yoh
gomawoyo
Question Polite (요)
고마워요?
goh-mah-wuh-yoh-?
gomawoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
고맙고
goh-mahp-goh
gomapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
고마우면
goh-mah-oo-myuhn
gomaumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
고맙고 있어요
goh-mahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gomapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
고맙고 싶어요
goh-mahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
gomapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
고마울 수 있어요
goh-mah-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gomaul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
고마워서
goh-mah-wuh-suh
gomawoseo
Noun form — (기)
고맙기
goh-mahp-gee
gomapgi
Noun form — (음)
고마움
goh-mah-oom
gomaum