갖추다 Korean verb conjugation
to equip, prepare
Every form of 갖추다 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
- 갖추는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 갖춰
- -으니Since
- 갖추니
- 합니다Formal
- 갖춥니다
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 | 갖춰요 | 갖춥니다 | 갖춰 | 갖춘다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 갖췄어요 | 갖췄습니다 | 갖췄어 | 갖췄다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 갖추겠어요 | 갖추겠습니다 | 갖추겠어 | 갖추겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 갖출 거예요 | 갖출 것입니다 | 갖출 거야 | 갖출 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 갖춰요? | 갖춥니까? | 갖춰? | 갖추니? |
| 과거Past | 갖췄어요? | 갖췄습니까? | 갖췄어? | 갖췄니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 갖추세요 | 갖추십시오 | 갖춰 | 갖춰라 |
| 청유Let's | 갖춰요 | 갖춥시다 | 갖춰 | 갖추자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 갖춰요 | 안 갖춥니다 | 안 갖춰 | 안 갖춘다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 갖추지 않아요 | 갖추지 않습니다 | 갖추지 않아 | 갖추지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 갖춰요 | 못 갖춥니다 | 못 갖춰 | 못 갖춘다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 갖추세요 | 갖추십니다 | 갖추셔 | 갖추신다 |
| 과거Past | 갖추셨어요 | 갖추셨습니다 | 갖추셨어 | 갖추셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 갖추는
- 과거Past
- 갖춘
- 미래Future
- 갖출
- 회상Used to
- 갖추던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 갖추고
- -게-ly / so that
- 갖추게
- -어서so / and then
- 갖춰서
- -으니까since
- 갖추니까
- -으면if / when
- 갖추면
- -지만but
- 갖추지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 갖추는데
- -어도even if
- 갖춰도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 갖추고 있어요 | 갖추고 있습니다 | 갖추고 있어 | 갖추고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 갖추고 있었어요 | 갖추고 있었습니다 | 갖추고 있었어 | 갖추고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 갖추다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이런 정보를 갖추고 있으면 몇 가지를 할 수 있습니다.
Armed with information like this, we can do several things.
갖춰야할 것들이 있다
You have to be a fighter.
너무 갖춰 입으신 건 아닌지..
You two seem a bit overdressed.
다른 건 다 갖췄으니 이제 해야지
We need all the odds in our favor, So I know what we have to do.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 갖추다 in Korean?
갖추다 (to equip, prepare) is 갖춰요 in the polite 해요체, 갖춥니다 in formal 합니다체, 갖춰 in casual 반말 and 갖춘다 in the plain written style. The past is 갖췄어요.
What is the past tense of 갖추다?
갖췄어요 in everyday polite speech, 갖췄습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 갖춰 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 갖추다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 갖춥니다, 갖춰, 갖추니 all keep 갖추 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 갖추다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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