거치다 Korean verb conjugation
to pass through
Every form of 거치다 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
- 거치는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 거쳐
- -으니Since
- 거치니
- 합니다Formal
- 거칩니다
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 | 거쳐요 | 거칩니다 | 거쳐 | 거친다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 거쳤어요 | 거쳤습니다 | 거쳤어 | 거쳤다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 거치겠어요 | 거치겠습니다 | 거치겠어 | 거치겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 거칠 거예요 | 거칠 것입니다 | 거칠 거야 | 거칠 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 거쳐요? | 거칩니까? | 거쳐? | 거치니? |
| 과거Past | 거쳤어요? | 거쳤습니까? | 거쳤어? | 거쳤니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 거치세요 | 거치십시오 | 거쳐 | 거쳐라 |
| 청유Let's | 거쳐요 | 거칩시다 | 거쳐 | 거치자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 거쳐요 | 안 거칩니다 | 안 거쳐 | 안 거친다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 거치지 않아요 | 거치지 않습니다 | 거치지 않아 | 거치지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 거쳐요 | 못 거칩니다 | 못 거쳐 | 못 거친다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 거치세요 | 거치십니다 | 거치셔 | 거치신다 |
| 과거Past | 거치셨어요 | 거치셨습니다 | 거치셨어 | 거치셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 거치는
- 과거Past
- 거친
- 미래Future
- 거칠
- 회상Used to
- 거치던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 거치고
- -게-ly / so that
- 거치게
- -어서so / and then
- 거쳐서
- -으니까since
- 거치니까
- -으면if / when
- 거치면
- -지만but
- 거치지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 거치는데
- -어도even if
- 거쳐도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 거치고 있어요 | 거치고 있습니다 | 거치고 있어 | 거치고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 거치고 있었어요 | 거치고 있었습니다 | 거치고 있었어 | 거치고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 거치다
- 1이 2를 거치다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
왜 이런 작업을 거칠까요?
Why are we doing this?
그렇다면 어떤 과정을 거쳐야 할까요?
So how do we make this journey?
여기서 또 다른 과정을 거치게 됩니다.
And there's this other mechanism taking place here.
이것이 바로 현재 제가 거치고 있는 단계입니다.
So that's what I'm currently in the process of doing.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 거치다 in Korean?
거치다 (to pass through) is 거쳐요 in the polite 해요체, 거칩니다 in formal 합니다체, 거쳐 in casual 반말 and 거친다 in the plain written style. The past is 거쳤어요.
What is the past tense of 거치다?
거쳤어요 in everyday polite speech, 거쳤습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 거쳐 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 거치다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 거칩니다, 거쳐, 거치니 all keep 거치 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 거치다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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