살아가다 Korean verb conjugation
to live on
Every form of 살아가다 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
- 살아가는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 살아가
- -으니Since
- 살아가니
- 합니다Formal
- 살아갑니다
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 | 살아가요 | 살아갑니다 | 살아가 | 살아간다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 살아갔어요 | 살아갔습니다 | 살아갔어 | 살아갔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 살아가겠어요 | 살아가겠습니다 | 살아가겠어 | 살아가겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 살아갈 거예요 | 살아갈 것입니다 | 살아갈 거야 | 살아갈 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 살아가요? | 살아갑니까? | 살아가? | 살아가니? |
| 과거Past | 살아갔어요? | 살아갔습니까? | 살아갔어? | 살아갔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 살아가세요 | 살아가십시오 | 살아가 | 살아가라 |
| also, archaic | 살아가거라 | |||
| 청유Let's | 살아가요 | 살아갑시다 | 살아가 | 살아가자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 살아가요 | 안 살아갑니다 | 안 살아가 | 안 살아간다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 살아가지 않아요 | 살아가지 않습니다 | 살아가지 않아 | 살아가지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 살아가요 | 못 살아갑니다 | 못 살아가 | 못 살아간다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 살아가세요 | 살아가십니다 | 살아가셔 | 살아가신다 |
| 과거Past | 살아가셨어요 | 살아가셨습니다 | 살아가셨어 | 살아가셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 살아가는
- 과거Past
- 살아간
- 미래Future
- 살아갈
- 회상Used to
- 살아가던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 살아가고
- -게-ly / so that
- 살아가게
- -어서so / and then
- 살아가서
- -으니까since
- 살아가니까
- -으면if / when
- 살아가면
- -지만but
- 살아가지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 살아가는데
- -어도even if
- 살아가도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 살아가고 있어요 | 살아가고 있습니다 | 살아가고 있어 | 살아가고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 살아가고 있었어요 | 살아가고 있었습니다 | 살아가고 있었어 | 살아가고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 살아가다
- 1이 2를 살아가다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
동시에 두 세상을 살아가는 겁니다.
It's like I'm walking in two worlds most of the time.
그녀는 50대이고, 삶을 살아가고 있어요.
She's in her 50s and she is living.
그렇게 살아가고, 세상은 계속 돌아가는 거죠.
They've lived, their worlds have kept spinning.
다른 형태로도 잘 살아가는 가족들이 있다는 것을요.
There were other combinations that worked just as well.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 살아가다 in Korean?
살아가다 (to live on) is 살아가요 in the polite 해요체, 살아갑니다 in formal 합니다체, 살아가 in casual 반말 and 살아간다 in the plain written style. The past is 살아갔어요.
What is the past tense of 살아가다?
살아갔어요 in everyday polite speech, 살아갔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 살아가 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 살아가다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 살아갑니다, 살아가, 살아가니 all keep 살아가 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 살아가다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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