겪어
gyuh-gguh
gyeokkeo
regular
겪다
To say to suffer, to undergo, to experience politely in the present tense, use 겪어요 (gyuh-gguh-yoh) · gyeokkeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 겪다 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 | 겪어요 gyuh-gguh-yoh gyeokkeoyo | 겪습니다 gyuhgg-seum-nee-dah gyeokseumnida | |
| Past | 겪었어 gyuh-gguh-ssuh gyeokkeosseo | 겪었어요 gyuh-gguh-ssuh-yoh gyeokkeosseoyo | 겪었습니다 gyuh-gguh-sseum-nee-dah gyeokkeosseumnida |
| Future | 겪을 거야 gyuh-ggeul guh-yah gyeokkeul geoya | 겪을 거예요 gyuh-ggeul guh-yae-yoh gyeokkeul geoyeyo | 겪을 겁니다 gyuh-ggeul guhm-nee-dah gyeokkeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
겪으세요
gyuh-ggeu-sae-yoh
gyeokkeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
겪어요
gyuh-gguh-yoh
gyeokkeoyo
Question Polite (요)
겪어요?
gyuh-gguh-yoh-?
gyeokkeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
겪고
gyuhgg-goh
gyeokgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
겪으면
gyuh-ggeu-myuhn
gyeokkeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
겪고 있어요
gyuhgg-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gyeokgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
겪고 싶어요
gyuhgg-goh shee-puh-yoh
gyeokgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
겪을 수 있어요
gyuh-ggeul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gyeokkeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
겪어서
gyuh-gguh-suh
gyeokkeoseo
Noun form — (기)
겪기
gyuhgg-gee
gyeokgi
Noun form — (음)
겪음
gyuh-ggeum
gyeokkeum