고파
goh-pah
gopa
고프다
To say to be hungry, empty, starved politely in the present tense, use 고파요 (goh-pah-yoh) · gopayo. Below is the full conjugation of 고프다 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 | 고파요 goh-pah-yoh gopayo | 고픕니다 goh-peum-nee-dah gopeumnida | |
| Past | 고팠어 goh-pah-ssuh gopasseo | 고팠어요 goh-pah-ssuh-yoh gopasseoyo | 고팠습니다 goh-pah-sseum-nee-dah gopasseumnida |
| Future | 고플 거야 goh-peul guh-yah gopeul geoya | 고플 거예요 goh-peul guh-yae-yoh gopeul geoyeyo | 고플 겁니다 goh-peul guhm-nee-dah gopeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
고프세요
goh-peu-sae-yoh
gopeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
고파요
goh-pah-yoh
gopayo
Question Polite (요)
고파요?
goh-pah-yoh-?
gopayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
고프고
goh-peu-goh
gopeugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
고프면
goh-peu-myuhn
gopeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
고프고 있어요
goh-peu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gopeugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
고프고 싶어요
goh-peu-goh shee-puh-yoh
gopeugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
고플 수 있어요
goh-peul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gopeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
고파서
goh-pah-suh
gopaseo
Noun form — (기)
고프기
goh-peu-gee
gopeugi
Noun form — (음)
고픔
goh-peum
gopeum