갈아타다 Korean verb conjugation
to transfer, to change
Every form of 갈아타다 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
- 갈아타는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 갈아타
- -으니Since
- 갈아타니
- 합니다Formal
- 갈아탑니다
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 | 갈아타요 | 갈아탑니다 | 갈아타 | 갈아탄다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 갈아탔어요 | 갈아탔습니다 | 갈아탔어 | 갈아탔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 갈아타겠어요 | 갈아타겠습니다 | 갈아타겠어 | 갈아타겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 갈아탈 거예요 | 갈아탈 것입니다 | 갈아탈 거야 | 갈아탈 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 갈아타요? | 갈아탑니까? | 갈아타? | 갈아타니? |
| 과거Past | 갈아탔어요? | 갈아탔습니까? | 갈아탔어? | 갈아탔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 갈아타세요 | 갈아타십시오 | 갈아타 | 갈아타라 |
| 청유Let's | 갈아타요 | 갈아탑시다 | 갈아타 | 갈아타자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 갈아타요 | 안 갈아탑니다 | 안 갈아타 | 안 갈아탄다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 갈아타지 않아요 | 갈아타지 않습니다 | 갈아타지 않아 | 갈아타지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 갈아타요 | 못 갈아탑니다 | 못 갈아타 | 못 갈아탄다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 갈아타세요 | 갈아타십니다 | 갈아타셔 | 갈아타신다 |
| 과거Past | 갈아타셨어요 | 갈아타셨습니다 | 갈아타셨어 | 갈아타셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 갈아타는
- 과거Past
- 갈아탄
- 미래Future
- 갈아탈
- 회상Used to
- 갈아타던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 갈아타고
- -게-ly / so that
- 갈아타게
- -어서so / and then
- 갈아타서
- -으니까since
- 갈아타니까
- -으면if / when
- 갈아타면
- -지만but
- 갈아타지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 갈아타는데
- -어도even if
- 갈아타도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 갈아타고 있어요 | 갈아타고 있습니다 | 갈아타고 있어 | 갈아타고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 갈아타고 있었어요 | 갈아타고 있었습니다 | 갈아타고 있었어 | 갈아타고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 갈아타다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
지하철을 갈아타는 중에 문자를 써서 실수한 것 같아요.
It seems I made a mistake in the text message because I wrote it while transferring lines in the underground.
왜냐하면 전 그냥 Orbit으로 갈아탔거든요.
Because I just switched to Orbit.
사람들은 퀸즈를 출발해서 E에서 6번 지하철로 갈아타고 있는 중입니다.
People are coming in from Queens, transferring from the E train to the 6 train.
다른 차량으로 갈아타
You need to get to the switch car.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 갈아타다 in Korean?
갈아타다 (to transfer, to change) is 갈아타요 in the polite 해요체, 갈아탑니다 in formal 합니다체, 갈아타 in casual 반말 and 갈아탄다 in the plain written style. The past is 갈아탔어요.
What is the past tense of 갈아타다?
갈아탔어요 in everyday polite speech, 갈아탔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 갈아타 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 갈아타다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 갈아탑니다, 갈아타, 갈아타니 all keep 갈아타 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 갈아타다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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