까
ggah
kka
regular
까다
To say to peel politely in the present tense, use 까요 (ggah-yoh) · kkayo. Below is the full conjugation of 까다 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 | 까요 ggah-yoh kkayo | 깝니다 ggahm-nee-dah kkamnida | |
| Past | 깠어 ggah-ssuh kkasseo | 깠어요 ggah-ssuh-yoh kkasseoyo | 깠습니다 ggah-sseum-nee-dah kkasseumnida |
| Future | 깔 거야 ggahl guh-yah kkal geoya | 깔 거예요 ggahl guh-yae-yoh kkal geoyeyo | 깔 겁니다 ggahl guhm-nee-dah kkal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
까세요
ggah-sae-yoh
kkaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
까요
ggah-yoh
kkayo
Question Polite (요)
까요?
ggah-yoh-?
kkayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
까고
ggah-goh
kkago
Conditional "if" — (면)
까면
ggah-myuhn
kkamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
까고 있어요
ggah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
까고 싶어요
ggah-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
깔 수 있어요
ggahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
까서
ggah-suh
kkaseo
Noun form — (기)
까기
ggah-gee
kkagi
Noun form — (음)
깜
ggahm
kkam