깎다 Korean verb conjugation
to cut, peel, shave
Every form of 깎다 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
- 깎는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 깎아
- -으니Since
- 깎으니
- 합니다Formal
- 깎습니다
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 | 깎아요 | 깎습니다 | 깎아 | 깎는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 깎았어요 | 깎았습니다 | 깎았어 | 깎았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 깎겠어요 | 깎겠습니다 | 깎겠어 | 깎겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 깎을 거예요 | 깎을 것입니다 | 깎을 거야 | 깎을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 깎아요? | 깎습니까? | 깎아? | 깎니? |
| 과거Past | 깎았어요? | 깎았습니까? | 깎았어? | 깎았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 깎으세요 | 깎으십시오 | 깎아 | 깎아라 |
| 청유Let's | 깎아요 | 깎읍시다 | 깎아 | 깎자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 깎아요 | 안 깎습니다 | 안 깎아 | 안 깎는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 깎지 않아요 | 깎지 않습니다 | 깎지 않아 | 깎지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 깎아요 | 못 깎습니다 | 못 깎아 | 못 깎는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 깎으세요 | 깎으십니다 | 깎으셔 | 깎으신다 |
| 과거Past | 깎으셨어요 | 깎으셨습니다 | 깎으셨어 | 깎으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 깎는
- 과거Past
- 깎은
- 미래Future
- 깎을
- 회상Used to
- 깎던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 깎고
- -게-ly / so that
- 깎게
- -어서so / and then
- 깎아서
- -으니까since
- 깎으니까
- -으면if / when
- 깎으면
- -지만but
- 깎지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 깎는데
- -어도even if
- 깎아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 깎고 있어요 | 깎고 있습니다 | 깎고 있어 | 깎고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 깎고 있었어요 | 깎고 있었습니다 | 깎고 있었어 | 깎고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 깎다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
너무 비싸요. 조금만 깎아 주세요?
It's too expensive. Can you give a little discount?
더 깎아주시면 안 돼요?
Can't you give me a lower price?
더 깎아주실 수는 없나요?
Can't you give me a lower price?
너무 비싼데요. 좀 깎을 수 없어요?
It's too expensive. Can you lower the price a bit?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 깎다 in Korean?
깎다 (to cut, peel, shave) is 깎아요 in the polite 해요체, 깎습니다 in formal 합니다체, 깎아 in casual 반말 and 깎는다 in the plain written style. The past is 깎았어요.
What is the past tense of 깎다?
깎았어요 in everyday polite speech, 깎았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 깎아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 깎다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 깎습니다, 깎아, 깎으니 all keep 깎 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 깎다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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