까먹어
ggah-muh-guh
kkameogeo
regular
까먹다
To say to peel and eat politely in the present tense, use 까먹어요 (ggah-muh-guh-yoh) · kkameogeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 까먹다 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 | 까먹어요 ggah-muh-guh-yoh kkameogeoyo | 까먹습니다 ggah-muhg-sseum-nee-dah kkameoksseumnida | |
| Past | 까먹었어 ggah-muh-guh-ssuh kkameogeosseo | 까먹었어요 ggah-muh-guh-ssuh-yoh kkameogeosseoyo | 까먹었습니다 ggah-muh-guh-sseum-nee-dah kkameogeosseumnida |
| Future | 까먹을 거야 ggah-muh-geul guh-yah kkameogeul geoya | 까먹을 거예요 ggah-muh-geul guh-yae-yoh kkameogeul geoyeyo | 까먹을 겁니다 ggah-muh-geul guhm-nee-dah kkameogeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
까먹으세요
ggah-muh-geu-sae-yoh
kkameogeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
까먹어요
ggah-muh-guh-yoh
kkameogeoyo
Question Polite (요)
까먹어요?
ggah-muh-guh-yoh-?
kkameogeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
까먹고
ggah-muhg-ggoh
kkameokkko
Conditional "if" — (면)
까먹으면
ggah-muh-geu-myuhn
kkameogeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
까먹고 있어요
ggah-muhg-ggoh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkameokkko isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
까먹고 싶어요
ggah-muhg-ggoh shee-puh-yoh
kkameokkko sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
까먹을 수 있어요
ggah-muh-geul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkameogeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
까먹어서
ggah-muh-guh-suh
kkameogeoseo
Noun form — (기)
까먹기
ggah-muhg-ggee
kkameokkki
Noun form — (음)
까먹음
ggah-muh-geum
kkameogeum