삼가
sahm-gah
samga
regular
삼가다
To say to refrain from, eschew, forgo politely in the present tense, use 삼가요 (sahm-gah-yoh) · samgayo. Below is the full conjugation of 삼가다 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 | 삼가요 sahm-gah-yoh samgayo | 삼갑니다 sahm-gahm-nee-dah samgamnida | |
| Past | 삼갔어 sahm-gah-ssuh samgasseo | 삼갔어요 sahm-gah-ssuh-yoh samgasseoyo | 삼갔습니다 sahm-gah-sseum-nee-dah samgasseumnida |
| Future | 삼갈 거야 sahm-gahl guh-yah samgal geoya | 삼갈 거예요 sahm-gahl guh-yae-yoh samgal geoyeyo | 삼갈 겁니다 sahm-gahl guhm-nee-dah samgal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
삼가세요
sahm-gah-sae-yoh
samgaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
삼가요
sahm-gah-yoh
samgayo
Question Polite (요)
삼가요?
sahm-gah-yoh-?
samgayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
삼가고
sahm-gah-goh
samgago
Conditional "if" — (면)
삼가면
sahm-gah-myuhn
samgamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
삼가고 있어요
sahm-gah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
samgago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
삼가고 싶어요
sahm-gah-goh shee-puh-yoh
samgago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
삼갈 수 있어요
sahm-gahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
samgal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
삼가서
sahm-gah-suh
samgaseo
Noun form — (기)
삼가기
sahm-gah-gee
samgagi
Noun form — (음)
삼감
sahm-gahm
samgam