카
kah
ka
regular
카다
To say to say that politely in the present tense, use 카요 (kah-yoh) · kayo. Below is the full conjugation of 카다 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 | 카요 kah-yoh kayo | 캅니다 kahm-nee-dah kamnida | |
| Past | 캈어 kah-ssuh kasseo | 캈어요 kah-ssuh-yoh kasseoyo | 캈습니다 kah-sseum-nee-dah kasseumnida |
| Future | 칼 거야 kahl guh-yah kal geoya | 칼 거예요 kahl guh-yae-yoh kal geoyeyo | 칼 겁니다 kahl guhm-nee-dah kal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
카세요
kah-sae-yoh
kaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
카요
kah-yoh
kayo
Question Polite (요)
카요?
kah-yoh-?
kayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
카고
kah-goh
kago
Conditional "if" — (면)
카면
kah-myuhn
kamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
카고 있어요
kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
카고 싶어요
kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
kago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
칼 수 있어요
kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
카서
kah-suh
kaseo
Noun form — (기)
카기
kah-gee
kagi
Noun form — (음)
캄
kahm
kam