깎아
ggah-ggah
kkakka
regular
깎다
To say to cut, shave, shear, peel, mow, clip politely in the present tense, use 깎아요 (ggah-ggah-yoh) · kkakkayo. Below is the full conjugation of 깎다 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 | 깎아요 ggah-ggah-yoh kkakkayo | 깎습니다 ggahgg-seum-nee-dah kkakseumnida | |
| Past | 깎았어 ggah-ggah-ssuh kkakkasseo | 깎았어요 ggah-ggah-ssuh-yoh kkakkasseoyo | 깎았습니다 ggah-ggah-sseum-nee-dah kkakkasseumnida |
| Future | 깎을 거야 ggah-ggeul guh-yah kkakkeul geoya | 깎을 거예요 ggah-ggeul guh-yae-yoh kkakkeul geoyeyo | 깎을 겁니다 ggah-ggeul guhm-nee-dah kkakkeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
깎으세요
ggah-ggeu-sae-yoh
kkakkeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
깎아요
ggah-ggah-yoh
kkakkayo
Question Polite (요)
깎아요?
ggah-ggah-yoh-?
kkakkayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
깎고
ggahgg-goh
kkakgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
깎으면
ggah-ggeu-myuhn
kkakkeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
깎고 있어요
ggahgg-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkakgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
깎고 싶어요
ggahgg-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkakgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
깎을 수 있어요
ggah-ggeul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkakkeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
깎아서
ggah-ggah-suh
kkakkaseo
Noun form — (기)
깎기
ggahgg-gee
kkakgi
Noun form — (음)
깎음
ggah-ggeum
kkakkeum