깔다

to spread, lay down

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
까는
아/어Infinitive
깔아
-으니Since
까니
합니다Formal
깝니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 깔아요깝니다깔아깐다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 깔았어요깔았습니다깔았어깔았다

Future & presumptive

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

Questions

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

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 까세요까십시오깔아깔아라
청유Let's 깔아요깝시다깔아깔자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 깔아요안 깝니다안 깔아안 깐다
-지 않다Not (long) 깔지 않아요깔지 않습니다깔지 않아깔지 않는다
못Cannot 못 깔아요못 깝니다못 깔아못 깐다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 까세요까십니다까셔까신다
과거Past 까셨어요까셨습니다까셨어까셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
까는
과거Past
깐
미래Future
깔
회상Used to
깔던

Joining 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

In progress

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

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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