깔아
ggah-rah
kkara
깔다
To say to spread politely in the present tense, use 깔아요 (ggah-rah-yoh) · kkarayo. Below is the full conjugation of 깔다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem): ㄹ-stem verbs end in ㄹ as the final consonant. They are conjugated regularly with vowel suffixes (살다 → 살아요), but the ㄹ drops before certain consonant suffixes — specifically before ㄴ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and before the formal ending 습니다: 살다 → 사는, 삽니다, 살지 (ㄹ kept before ㅈ). This is sometimes called a "ㄹ drop" or "ㄹ irregular." See all ㄹ-stem verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 깔아요 ggah-rah-yoh kkarayo | 깝니다 ggahm-nee-dah kkamnida | |
| Past | 깔았어 ggah-rah-ssuh kkarasseo | 깔았어요 ggah-rah-ssuh-yoh kkarasseoyo | 깔았습니다 ggah-rah-sseum-nee-dah kkarasseumnida |
| 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)
깔아요
ggah-rah-yoh
kkarayo
Question Polite (요)
깔아요?
ggah-rah-yoh-?
kkarayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
깔고
ggahl-goh
kkalgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
깔면
ggahl-myuhn
kkalmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
깔고 있어요
ggahl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkalgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
깔고 싶어요
ggahl-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkalgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
깔 수 있어요
ggahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
깔아서
ggah-rah-suh
kkaraseo
Noun form — (기)
깔기
ggahl-gee
kkalgi
Noun form — (음)
깖
ggahm
kkam