깔다 Korean verb conjugation

to spread, lay down

Every form of 깔다 across the four speech levels. It is ㄹ dropping — ㄹ drops before ㄴ, ㅂ and ㅅ: 살다 → 삽니다. Regular, but universal.

기본형Principal parts

The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.

관형사형Modifier
까는
아/어Infinitive
깔아
-으니Since
까니
합니다Formal
깝니다

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 깔아요깝니다깔아깐다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 깔았어요깔았습니다깔았어깔았다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 깔겠어요깔겠습니다깔겠어깔겠다
-을 것이다Going to 깔 거예요깔 것입니다깔 거야깔 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 깔아요?깝니까?깔아?까니?
과거Past 깔았어요?깔았습니까?깔았어?깔았니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 까세요까십시오깔아깔아라
청유Let's 깔아요깝시다깔아깔자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 깔아요안 깝니다안 깔아안 깐다
-지 않다Not (long) 깔지 않아요깔지 않습니다깔지 않아깔지 않는다
Cannot 못 깔아요못 깝니다못 깔아못 깐다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 까세요까십니다까셔까신다
과거Past 까셨어요까셨습니다까셨어까셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
까는
과거Past
미래Future
회상Used to
깔던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
깔고
-게-ly / so that
깔게
-어서so / and then
깔아서
-으니까since
까니까
-으면if / when
깔면
-지만but
깔지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
까는데
-어도even if
깔아도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 깔고 있어요깔고 있습니다깔고 있어깔고 있다
과거Was doing 깔고 있었어요깔고 있었습니다깔고 있었어깔고 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.

불깐 말

castrated horse

기분 좋게 깔고 앉아 줄게

I'd be happy to sit on.

이불을 깔아 주마

I'll make the bed for you.

깐죽거리는 모습이 더 보기 좋네요.

I like the smirky look better.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 깔다 in Korean?

깔다 (to spread, lay down) is 깔아요 in the polite 해요체, 깝니다 in formal 합니다체, 깔아 in casual 반말 and 깐다 in the plain written style. The past is 깔았어요.

What is the past tense of 깔다?

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

Is 깔다 irregular?

Yes — it is ㄹ dropping (ㄹ 탈락). ㄹ drops before ㄴ, ㅂ and ㅅ: 살다 → 삽니다. Regular, but universal. That is why the stem looks different in 깔아 and 까니 but unchanged in 깝니다.

What TOPIK level is 깔다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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