잡아가다 Korean verb conjugation
to seize and take away, to carry away
Every form of 잡아가다 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
- 잡아가는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 잡아가
- -으니Since
- 잡아가니
- 합니다Formal
- 잡아갑니다
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 | 잡아가요 | 잡아갑니다 | 잡아가 | 잡아간다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 잡아갔어요 | 잡아갔습니다 | 잡아갔어 | 잡아갔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 잡아가겠어요 | 잡아가겠습니다 | 잡아가겠어 | 잡아가겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 잡아갈 거예요 | 잡아갈 것입니다 | 잡아갈 거야 | 잡아갈 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잡아가요? | 잡아갑니까? | 잡아가? | 잡아가니? |
| 과거Past | 잡아갔어요? | 잡아갔습니까? | 잡아갔어? | 잡아갔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 잡아가세요 | 잡아가십시오 | 잡아가 | 잡아가라 |
| also, archaic | 잡아가거라 | |||
| 청유Let's | 잡아가요 | 잡아갑시다 | 잡아가 | 잡아가자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 잡아가요 | 안 잡아갑니다 | 안 잡아가 | 안 잡아간다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 잡아가지 않아요 | 잡아가지 않습니다 | 잡아가지 않아 | 잡아가지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 잡아가요 | 못 잡아갑니다 | 못 잡아가 | 못 잡아간다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잡아가세요 | 잡아가십니다 | 잡아가셔 | 잡아가신다 |
| 과거Past | 잡아가셨어요 | 잡아가셨습니다 | 잡아가셨어 | 잡아가셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 잡아가는
- 과거Past
- 잡아간
- 미래Future
- 잡아갈
- 회상Used to
- 잡아가던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 잡아가고
- -게-ly / so that
- 잡아가게
- -어서so / and then
- 잡아가서
- -으니까since
- 잡아가니까
- -으면if / when
- 잡아가면
- -지만but
- 잡아가지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 잡아가는데
- -어도even if
- 잡아가도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 잡아가고 있어요 | 잡아가고 있습니다 | 잡아가고 있어 | 잡아가고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 잡아가고 있었어요 | 잡아가고 있었습니다 | 잡아가고 있었어 | 잡아가고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 잡아가다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
나 잡아가게 두지 마세요!
Don't let them take me!
너도 잡아갈 거야 절대 보지 마
They'll take you, too. Just do not look at them.
귀신은 저 노인네 안 잡아가고 뭐 하나 몰라
I swear to God I am one diaper change away from poisoning his oatmeal.
그녀가 그 괴물을 잡아갔고 수많은 생명을 구했죠
She apprehended my attacker and saving who knows how many lives.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 잡아가다 in Korean?
잡아가다 (to seize and take away, to carry away) is 잡아가요 in the polite 해요체, 잡아갑니다 in formal 합니다체, 잡아가 in casual 반말 and 잡아간다 in the plain written style. The past is 잡아갔어요.
What is the past tense of 잡아가다?
잡아갔어요 in everyday polite speech, 잡아갔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 잡아가 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 잡아가다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 잡아갑니다, 잡아가, 잡아가니 all keep 잡아가 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 잡아가다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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