모아
moh-ah
moa
모으다
To say to gather, to collect politely in the present tense, use 모아요 (moh-ah-yoh) · moayo. Below is the full conjugation of 모으다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (으 irregular): 으-irregular verbs end in ㅡ preceded by a consonant (e.g. 쓰다, 예쁘다). Before a vowel suffix, the ㅡ is dropped entirely. 쓰다 (to write) → 써요, 예쁘다 (to be pretty) → 예뻐요. Because ㅡ itself has no inherent "brighter" or "darker" quality, the vowel harmony is determined by the preceding syllable. See all 으-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 모아요 moh-ah-yoh moayo | 모읍니다 moh-eum-nee-dah moeumnida | |
| Past | 모았어 moh-ah-ssuh moasseo | 모았어요 moh-ah-ssuh-yoh moasseoyo | 모았습니다 moh-ah-sseum-nee-dah moasseumnida |
| Future | 모을 거야 moh-eul guh-yah moeul geoya | 모을 거예요 moh-eul guh-yae-yoh moeul geoyeyo | 모을 겁니다 moh-eul guhm-nee-dah moeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
모으세요
moh-eu-sae-yoh
moeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
모아요
moh-ah-yoh
moayo
Question Polite (요)
모아요?
moh-ah-yoh-?
moayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
모으고
moh-eu-goh
moeugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
모으면
moh-eu-myuhn
moeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
모으고 있어요
moh-eu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
moeugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
모으고 싶어요
moh-eu-goh shee-puh-yoh
moeugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
모을 수 있어요
moh-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
moeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
모아서
moh-ah-suh
moaseo
Noun form — (기)
모으기
moh-eu-gee
moeugi
Noun form — (음)
모음
moh-eum
moeum