껴안아
ggyuh-ah-nah
kkyeoana
regular
껴안다
To say to hug, to embrace politely in the present tense, use 껴안아요 (ggyuh-ah-nah-yoh) · kkyeoanayo. Below is the full conjugation of 껴안다 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 | 껴안아요 ggyuh-ah-nah-yoh kkyeoanayo | 껴안습니다 ggyuh-ahn-seum-nee-dah kkyeoanseumnida | |
| Past | 껴안았어 ggyuh-ah-nah-ssuh kkyeoanasseo | 껴안았어요 ggyuh-ah-nah-ssuh-yoh kkyeoanasseoyo | 껴안았습니다 ggyuh-ah-nah-sseum-nee-dah kkyeoanasseumnida |
| Future | 껴안을 거야 ggyuh-ah-neul guh-yah kkyeoaneul geoya | 껴안을 거예요 ggyuh-ah-neul guh-yae-yoh kkyeoaneul geoyeyo | 껴안을 겁니다 ggyuh-ah-neul guhm-nee-dah kkyeoaneul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
껴안으세요
ggyuh-ah-neu-sae-yoh
kkyeoaneuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
껴안아요
ggyuh-ah-nah-yoh
kkyeoanayo
Question Polite (요)
껴안아요?
ggyuh-ah-nah-yoh-?
kkyeoanayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
껴안고
ggyuh-ahn-goh
kkyeoango
Conditional "if" — (면)
껴안으면
ggyuh-ah-neu-myuhn
kkyeoaneumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
껴안고 있어요
ggyuh-ahn-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkyeoango isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
껴안고 싶어요
ggyuh-ahn-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkyeoango sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
껴안을 수 있어요
ggyuh-ah-neul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkyeoaneul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
껴안아서
ggyuh-ah-nah-suh
kkyeoanaseo
Noun form — (기)
껴안기
ggyuh-ahn-gee
kkyeoangi
Noun form — (음)
껴안음
ggyuh-ah-neum
kkyeoaneum