갚다 Korean verb conjugation
to repay, to pay back
Every form of 갚다 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
- 갚는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 갚아
- -으니Since
- 갚으니
- 합니다Formal
- 갚습니다
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 | 갚아요 | 갚습니다 | 갚아 | 갚는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 갚았어요 | 갚았습니다 | 갚았어 | 갚았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 갚겠어요 | 갚겠습니다 | 갚겠어 | 갚겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 갚을 거예요 | 갚을 것입니다 | 갚을 거야 | 갚을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 갚아요? | 갚습니까? | 갚아? | 갚니? |
| 과거Past | 갚았어요? | 갚았습니까? | 갚았어? | 갚았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 갚으세요 | 갚으십시오 | 갚아 | 갚아라 |
| 청유Let's | 갚아요 | 갚읍시다 | 갚아 | 갚자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 갚아요 | 안 갚습니다 | 안 갚아 | 안 갚는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 갚지 않아요 | 갚지 않습니다 | 갚지 않아 | 갚지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 갚아요 | 못 갚습니다 | 못 갚아 | 못 갚는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 갚으세요 | 갚으십니다 | 갚으셔 | 갚으신다 |
| 과거Past | 갚으셨어요 | 갚으셨습니다 | 갚으셨어 | 갚으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 갚는
- 과거Past
- 갚은
- 미래Future
- 갚을
- 회상Used to
- 갚던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 갚고
- -게-ly / so that
- 갚게
- -어서so / and then
- 갚아서
- -으니까since
- 갚으니까
- -으면if / when
- 갚으면
- -지만but
- 갚지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 갚는데
- -어도even if
- 갚아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 갚고 있어요 | 갚고 있습니다 | 갚고 있어 | 갚고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 갚고 있었어요 | 갚고 있었습니다 | 갚고 있었어 | 갚고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/에게 3을 갚다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그들은 나한테 아직도 아무것도 갚지 않았는데.
They haven't paid me anything yet.
너의 죄를 목숨으로 갚아라.
Repay your sins with your life.
돈을 갚다
to repay the money (financial debt))
우린 돈 못 갚아
We can't pay him back.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 갚다 in Korean?
갚다 (to repay, to pay back) is 갚아요 in the polite 해요체, 갚습니다 in formal 합니다체, 갚아 in casual 반말 and 갚는다 in the plain written style. The past is 갚았어요.
What is the past tense of 갚다?
갚았어요 in everyday polite speech, 갚았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 갚아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 갚다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 갚습니다, 갚아, 갚으니 all keep 갚 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 갚다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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