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얻다 conjugation

to get; to gain · eotda · sounds like [얻따]

Short answer: “To get” in Korean is 얻다 (eotda), which also means to gain. Polite present: 얻어요 (eodeoyo); past: 얻었어요 (eodeosseoyo); future: 얻을 거예요. It is regular.

Present얻어요[어더요] · eodeoyo
Past얻었어요[어더써요] · eodeosseoyo
Future얻을 거예요[어들 꺼예요] · eodeul geoyeyo
Negative안 얻어요[안 어더요] · an eodeoyo

얻다 in sentences

좋은 경험을 얻었어요.I gained good experience.
정보를 어디에서 얻을 수 있어요?Where can I get information?

All forms of 얻다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-아/어요	얻어요	[어더요]	eodeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	얻습니다	[얻씀니다]	eotseumnida
casual-아/어	얻어	[어더]	eodeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	얻는다	[언는다]	eonneunda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	얻습니까?	[얻씀니까]	eotseumnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	얻고 있어요	[얻꼬 이써요]	eotgo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	얻었어요	[어더써요]	eodeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	얻었습니다	[어덛씀니다]	eodeotseumnida
casual-았/었어	얻었어	[어더써]	eodeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	얻었다	[어덛따]	eodeotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	얻을 거예요	[어들 꺼예요]	eodeul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	얻을 겁니다	[어들 껌니다]	eodeul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	얻을 거야	[어들 꺼야]	eodeul geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	얻겠습니다	[얻껟씀니다]	eotgetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 얻어요	[안 어더요]	an eodeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 얻었어요	[안 어더써요]	an eodeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	얻지 않아요	[얻찌 아나요]	eotji anayo
cannot못 …	못 얻어요	[몯 어더요]	mot eodeoyo

Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
honorific — present-(으)세요	얻으세요	[어드세요]	eodeuseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	얻으셨어요	[어드셔써요]	eodeusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	얻으십니다	[어드심니다]	eodeusimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	얻으세요	[어드세요]	eodeuseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	얻어 주세요	[어더 주세요]	eodeo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	얻지 마세요	[얻찌 마세요]	eotji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	얻읍시다	[어듭씨다]	eodeupsida
let’s … (casual)-자	얻자	[얻짜]	eotja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	얻어라	[어더라]	eodeora

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	얻고	[얻꼬]	eotgo
… so / and then-아/어서	얻어서	[어더서]	eodeoseo
if …-(으)면	얻으면	[어드면]	eodeumyeon
… but-지만	얻지만	[얻찌만]	eotjiman
because …-(으)니까	얻으니까	[어드니까]	eodeunikka
… and / but (background)-는데	얻는데	[언는데]	eonneunde
even if …-아/어도	얻어도	[어더도]	eodeodo
while …-(으)면서	얻으면서	[어드면서]	eodeumyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	얻으려고	[어드려고]	eodeuryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	얻으러	[어드러]	eodeureo
before …-기 전에	얻기 전에	[얻끼 저네]	eotgi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	얻은 후에	[어든 후에]	eodeun hue

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that) … now-는	얻는	[언는]	eonneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	얻은	[어든]	eodeun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	얻을	[어들]	eodeul

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	얻고 싶어요	[얻꼬 시퍼요]	eotgo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	얻을 수 있어요	[어들 쑤 이써요]	eodeul su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	얻을 수 없어요	[어들 쑤 업써요]	eodeul su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	얻어야 해요	[어더야 해요]	eodeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	얻어도 돼요	[어더도 돼요]	eodeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	얻으면 안 돼요	[어드면 안 돼요]	eodeumyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	얻기	[얻끼]	eotgi

How 얻다 changes

얻 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 얻어요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 얻으면, 얻을. 얻다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “get” in Korean?

“To get” is 얻다 (eotda), pronounced [얻따]. In a sentence: 좋은 경험을 얻었어요. — I gained good experience.

What is the past tense of 얻다?

얻었어요 (eodeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 얻다 (“to get”). Formal: 얻었습니다; casual: 얻었어.

How do you say 얻다 politely?

Everyday polite: 얻어요 (eodeoyo). Formal: 얻습니다. Casual, with close friends: 얻어.

How do you say “I want to get” in Korean?

얻고 싶어요 (eotgo sipeoyo), pronounced [얻꼬 시퍼요].

Is 얻다 irregular?

No. 얻 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 얻어요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 얻으면, 얻을. 얻다 is regular.

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