살아가
sah-rah-gah
saraga
regular
살아가다
To say to live politely in the present tense, use 살아가요 (sah-rah-gah-yoh) · saragayo. Below is the full conjugation of 살아가다 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 | 살아가요 sah-rah-gah-yoh saragayo | 살아갑니다 sah-rah-gahm-nee-dah saragamnida | |
| Past | 살아갔어 sah-rah-gah-ssuh saragasseo | 살아갔어요 sah-rah-gah-ssuh-yoh saragasseoyo | 살아갔습니다 sah-rah-gah-sseum-nee-dah saragasseumnida |
| Future | 살아갈 거야 sah-rah-gahl guh-yah saragal geoya | 살아갈 거예요 sah-rah-gahl guh-yae-yoh saragal geoyeyo | 살아갈 겁니다 sah-rah-gahl guhm-nee-dah saragal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
살아가세요
sah-rah-gah-sae-yoh
saragaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
살아가요
sah-rah-gah-yoh
saragayo
Question Polite (요)
살아가요?
sah-rah-gah-yoh-?
saragayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
살아가고
sah-rah-gah-goh
saragago
Conditional "if" — (면)
살아가면
sah-rah-gah-myuhn
saragamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
살아가고 있어요
sah-rah-gah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
saragago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
살아가고 싶어요
sah-rah-gah-goh shee-puh-yoh
saragago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
살아갈 수 있어요
sah-rah-gahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
saragal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
살아가서
sah-rah-gah-suh
saragaseo
Noun form — (기)
살아가기
sah-rah-gah-gee
saragagi
Noun form — (음)
살아감
sah-rah-gahm
saragam