갈기다 Korean verb conjugation
to hit
Every form of 갈기다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 갈기는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 갈겨
- -으니Since
- 갈기니
- 합니다Formal
- 갈깁니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 갈겨요 | 갈깁니다 | 갈겨 | 갈긴다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 갈겼어요 | 갈겼습니다 | 갈겼어 | 갈겼다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 갈기겠어요 | 갈기겠습니다 | 갈기겠어 | 갈기겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 갈길 거예요 | 갈길 것입니다 | 갈길 거야 | 갈길 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 갈겨요? | 갈깁니까? | 갈겨? | 갈기니? |
| 과거Past | 갈겼어요? | 갈겼습니까? | 갈겼어? | 갈겼니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 갈기세요 | 갈기십시오 | 갈겨 | 갈겨라 |
| 청유Let's | 갈겨요 | 갈깁시다 | 갈겨 | 갈기자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 갈겨요 | 안 갈깁니다 | 안 갈겨 | 안 갈긴다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 갈기지 않아요 | 갈기지 않습니다 | 갈기지 않아 | 갈기지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 갈겨요 | 못 갈깁니다 | 못 갈겨 | 못 갈긴다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 갈기세요 | 갈기십니다 | 갈기셔 | 갈기신다 |
| 과거Past | 갈기셨어요 | 갈기셨습니다 | 갈기셨어 | 갈기셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 갈기는
- 과거Past
- 갈긴
- 미래Future
- 갈길
- 회상Used to
- 갈기던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 갈기고
- -게-ly / so that
- 갈기게
- -어서so / and then
- 갈겨서
- -으니까since
- 갈기니까
- -으면if / when
- 갈기면
- -지만but
- 갈기지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 갈기는데
- -어도even if
- 갈겨도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 갈기고 있어요 | 갈기고 있습니다 | 갈기고 있어 | 갈기고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 갈기고 있었어요 | 갈기고 있었습니다 | 갈기고 있었어 | 갈기고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 갈기다
- 1이 2에/에게 3을 갈기다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
쓱 가서 얼굴에 갈기고 오라구
Just walk up to the guy and shoot him in the face, all right?
내가 그 자식을 갈기려다 참았어
I was so close to punching him back.
양손을 자르고, 이빨에다가 총알을 갈겨
Take his hands off. Put a bullet through his teeth.
아지즈가 콘라드의 총을 뺐어서 갈기기 시작했어요
Aziz got ahold of Conrad's gun and started shooting.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 갈기다 in Korean?
갈기다 (to hit) is 갈겨요 in the polite 해요체, 갈깁니다 in formal 합니다체, 갈겨 in casual 반말 and 갈긴다 in the plain written style. The past is 갈겼어요.
What is the past tense of 갈기다?
갈겼어요 in everyday polite speech, 갈겼습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 갈겨 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 갈기다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 갈깁니다, 갈겨, 갈기니 all keep 갈기 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 갈기다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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