걸어가다 Korean verb conjugation
to walk, to go on foot
Every form of 걸어가다 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
- 걸어가는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 걸어가
- -으니Since
- 걸어가니
- 합니다Formal
- 걸어갑니다
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 | 걸어가요 | 걸어갑니다 | 걸어가 | 걸어간다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 걸어갔어요 | 걸어갔습니다 | 걸어갔어 | 걸어갔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 걸어가겠어요 | 걸어가겠습니다 | 걸어가겠어 | 걸어가겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 걸어갈 거예요 | 걸어갈 것입니다 | 걸어갈 거야 | 걸어갈 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 걸어가요? | 걸어갑니까? | 걸어가? | 걸어가니? |
| 과거Past | 걸어갔어요? | 걸어갔습니까? | 걸어갔어? | 걸어갔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 걸어가세요 | 걸어가십시오 | 걸어가 | 걸어가라 |
| also, archaic | 걸어가거라 | |||
| 청유Let's | 걸어가요 | 걸어갑시다 | 걸어가 | 걸어가자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 걸어가요 | 안 걸어갑니다 | 안 걸어가 | 안 걸어간다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 걸어가지 않아요 | 걸어가지 않습니다 | 걸어가지 않아 | 걸어가지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 걸어가요 | 못 걸어갑니다 | 못 걸어가 | 못 걸어간다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 걸어가세요 | 걸어가십니다 | 걸어가셔 | 걸어가신다 |
| 과거Past | 걸어가셨어요 | 걸어가셨습니다 | 걸어가셨어 | 걸어가셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 걸어가는
- 과거Past
- 걸어간
- 미래Future
- 걸어갈
- 회상Used to
- 걸어가던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 걸어가고
- -게-ly / so that
- 걸어가게
- -어서so / and then
- 걸어가서
- -으니까since
- 걸어가니까
- -으면if / when
- 걸어가면
- -지만but
- 걸어가지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 걸어가는데
- -어도even if
- 걸어가도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 걸어가고 있어요 | 걸어가고 있습니다 | 걸어가고 있어 | 걸어가고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 걸어가고 있었어요 | 걸어가고 있었습니다 | 걸어가고 있었어 | 걸어가고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/로 걸어가다
- 1이 2를 걸어가다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
어떻게 길을 걸어갈 것인가요?
How would you move around in the middle of the street?
걸어가면서 그런 생각을 하는 줄도 몰랐습니다.
I was going toward him without even thinking about it.
이 사람은 도로로 걸어갈 수도 있고 안 갈 수도 있습니다.
So this pedestrian here might be stepping into the road, might not be.
톰은 그렇게 멀리까지 걸어가기엔 너무 약하다.
Tom is too weak to walk that far.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 걸어가다 in Korean?
걸어가다 (to walk, to go on foot) is 걸어가요 in the polite 해요체, 걸어갑니다 in formal 합니다체, 걸어가 in casual 반말 and 걸어간다 in the plain written style. The past is 걸어갔어요.
What is the past tense of 걸어가다?
걸어갔어요 in everyday polite speech, 걸어갔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 걸어가 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 걸어가다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 걸어갑니다, 걸어가, 걸어가니 all keep 걸어가 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 걸어가다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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