깎다

to cut, peel, shave

TOPIK 2 2급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
깎는
아/어Infinitive
깎아
-으니Since
깎으니
합니다Formal
깎습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 깎아요깎습니다깎아깎는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 깎았어요깎았습니다깎았어깎았다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 깎겠어요깎겠습니다깎겠어깎겠다
-을 것이다Going to 깎을 거예요깎을 것입니다깎을 거야깎을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 깎아요?깎습니까?깎아?깎니?
과거Past 깎았어요?깎았습니까?깎았어?깎았니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 깎으세요깎으십시오깎아깎아라
청유Let's 깎아요깎읍시다깎아깎자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 깎아요안 깎습니다안 깎아안 깎는다
-지 않다Not (long) 깎지 않아요깎지 않습니다깎지 않아깎지 않는다
못Cannot 못 깎아요못 깎습니다못 깎아못 깎는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 깎으세요깎으십니다깎으셔깎으신다
과거Past 깎으셨어요깎으셨습니다깎으셨어깎으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
깎는
과거Past
깎은
미래Future
깎을
회상Used to
깎던

Joining 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

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 깎고 있어요깎고 있습니다깎고 있어깎고 있다
과거Was doing 깎고 있었어요깎고 있었습니다깎고 있었어깎고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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?

Common 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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