사귀어
sah-gwee-uh
sagwieo
regular
사귀다
To say to date, to go out with, to be boyfriend/girlfriend with politely in the present tense, use 사귀어요 (sah-gwee-uh-yoh) · sagwieoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 사귀다 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 | 사귀어요 sah-gwee-uh-yoh sagwieoyo | 사귑니다 sah-gweem-nee-dah sagwimnida | |
| Past | 사귀었어 sah-gwee-uh-ssuh sagwieosseo | 사귀었어요 sah-gwee-uh-ssuh-yoh sagwieosseoyo | 사귀었습니다 sah-gwee-uh-sseum-nee-dah sagwieosseumnida |
| Future | 사귈 거야 sah-gweel guh-yah sagwil geoya | 사귈 거예요 sah-gweel guh-yae-yoh sagwil geoyeyo | 사귈 겁니다 sah-gweel guhm-nee-dah sagwil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
사귀세요
sah-gwee-sae-yoh
sagwiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
사귀어요
sah-gwee-uh-yoh
sagwieoyo
Question Polite (요)
사귀어요?
sah-gwee-uh-yoh-?
sagwieoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
사귀고
sah-gwee-goh
sagwigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
사귀면
sah-gwee-myuhn
sagwimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
사귀고 있어요
sah-gwee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sagwigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
사귀고 싶어요
sah-gwee-goh shee-puh-yoh
sagwigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
사귈 수 있어요
sah-gweel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sagwil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
사귀어서
sah-gwee-uh-suh
sagwieoseo
Noun form — (기)
사귀기
sah-gwee-gee
sagwigi
Noun form — (음)
사귐
sah-gweem
sagwim