낚아
nah-ggah
nakka
regular
낚다
To say to fish politely in the present tense, use 낚아요 (nah-ggah-yoh) · nakkayo. Below is the full conjugation of 낚다 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 | 낚아요 nah-ggah-yoh nakkayo | 낚습니다 nahgg-seum-nee-dah nakseumnida | |
| Past | 낚았어 nah-ggah-ssuh nakkasseo | 낚았어요 nah-ggah-ssuh-yoh nakkasseoyo | 낚았습니다 nah-ggah-sseum-nee-dah nakkasseumnida |
| Future | 낚을 거야 nah-ggeul guh-yah nakkeul geoya | 낚을 거예요 nah-ggeul guh-yae-yoh nakkeul geoyeyo | 낚을 겁니다 nah-ggeul guhm-nee-dah nakkeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
낚으세요
nah-ggeu-sae-yoh
nakkeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
낚아요
nah-ggah-yoh
nakkayo
Question Polite (요)
낚아요?
nah-ggah-yoh-?
nakkayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
낚고
nahgg-goh
nakgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
낚으면
nah-ggeu-myuhn
nakkeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
낚고 있어요
nahgg-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
nakgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
낚고 싶어요
nahgg-goh shee-puh-yoh
nakgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
낚을 수 있어요
nah-ggeul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
nakkeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
낚아서
nah-ggah-suh
nakkaseo
Noun form — (기)
낚기
nahgg-gee
nakgi
Noun form — (음)
낚음
nah-ggeum
nakkeum