고다 Korean verb conjugation

to stew

TOPIK 6 6급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 고다 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
고는
아/어Infinitive
-으니Since
고니
합니다Formal
곱니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 과요곱니다곤다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 괐어요괐습니다괐어괐다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 고겠어요고겠습니다고겠어고겠다
-을 것이다Going to 골 거예요골 것입니다골 거야골 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 과요?곱니까?과?고니?
과거Past 괐어요?괐습니까?괐어?괐니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 고세요고십시오과라
청유Let's 과요곱시다고자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 과요안 곱니다안 과안 곤다
-지 않다Not (long) 고지 않아요고지 않습니다고지 않아고지 않는다
Cannot 못 과요못 곱니다못 과못 곤다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 고세요고십니다고셔고신다
과거Past 고셨어요고셨습니다고셨어고셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
고는
과거Past
미래Future
회상Used to
고던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
고고
-게-ly / so that
고게
-어서so / and then
과서
-으니까since
고니까
-으면if / when
고면
-지만but
고지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
고는데
-어도even if
과도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 고고 있어요고고 있습니다고고 있어고고 있다
과거Was doing 고고 있었어요고고 있었습니다고고 있었어고고 있었다

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

재미 있는 제안이야. 그게 좀 고려야겠다.

An interesting proposal. Need to think it over.

저 여성은 프리고이며 별명이 '냉장고'라서 이렇게 부릅니다.

The female is Frigo, whose nickname is "Refrigerator," hence her name sign.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 고다 in Korean?

고다 (to stew) is 과요 in the polite 해요체, 곱니다 in formal 합니다체, 과 in casual 반말 and 곤다 in the plain written style. The past is 괐어요.

What is the past tense of 고다?

괐어요 in everyday polite speech, 괐습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 과 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 고다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 곱니다, 과, 고니 all keep 고 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 고다?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.

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