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가져가다 conjugation

to take (away) · gajeogada · sounds like [가저가다]

Short answer: “To take (away)” in Korean is 가져가다 (gajeogada). Polite present: 가져가요 (gajeogayo); past: 가져갔어요 (gajeogasseoyo); future: 가져갈 거예요. It is regular.

가져가다 in sentences

All forms of 가져가다

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.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-아/어요가져가요[가저가요]gajeogayo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다가져갑니다[가저감니다]gajeogamnida
casual-아/어가져가[가저가]gajeoga
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다가져간다[가저간다]gajeoganda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?가져갑니까?[가저감니까]gajeogamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요가져가고 있어요[가저가고 이써요]gajeogago isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요가져갔어요[가저가써요]gajeogasseoyo
formal-았/었습니다가져갔습니다[가저갇씀니다]gajeogatseumnida
casual-았/었어가져갔어[가저가써]gajeogasseo
plain (written)-았/었다가져갔다[가저갇따]gajeogatda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요가져갈 거예요[가저갈 꺼예요]gajeogal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다가져갈 겁니다[가저갈 껌니다]gajeogal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야가져갈 거야[가저갈 꺼야]gajeogal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다가져가겠습니다[가저가겓씀니다]gajeogagetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 가져가요[안 가저가요]an gajeogayo
did not안 …았/었어요안 가져갔어요[안 가저가써요]an gajeogasseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요가져가지 않아요[가저가지 아나요]gajeogaji anayo
cannot못 …못 가져가요[몯 까저가요]mot gajeogayo
Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
honorific — present-(으)세요가져가세요[가저가세요]gajeogaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요가져가셨어요[가저가셔써요]gajeogasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다가져가십니다[가저가심니다]gajeogasimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요가져가세요[가저가세요]gajeogaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요가져가 주세요[가저가 주세요]gajeoga juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요가져가지 마세요[가저가지 마세요]gajeogaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다가져갑시다[가저갑씨다]gajeogapsida
let’s … (casual)-자가져가자[가저가자]gajeogaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라가져가라[가저가라]gajeogara
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고가져가고[가저가고]gajeogago
… so / and then-아/어서가져가서[가저가서]gajeogaseo
if …-(으)면가져가면[가저가면]gajeogamyeon
… but-지만가져가지만[가저가지만]gajeogajiman
because …-(으)니까가져가니까[가저가니까]gajeoganikka
… and / but (background)-는데가져가는데[가저가는데]gajeoganeunde
even if …-아/어도가져가도[가저가도]gajeogado
while …-(으)면서가져가면서[가저가면서]gajeogamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고가져가려고[가저가려고]gajeogaryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러가져가러[가저가러]gajeogareo
before …-기 전에가져가기 전에[가저가기 저네]gajeogagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에가져간 후에[가저간 후에]gajeogan hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는가져가는[가저가는]gajeoganeun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ가져간[가저간]gajeogan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ가져갈[가저갈]gajeogal
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요가져가고 싶어요[가저가고 시퍼요]gajeogago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요가져갈 수 있어요[가저갈 쑤 이써요]gajeogal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요가져갈 수 없어요[가저갈 쑤 업써요]gajeogal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요가져가야 해요[가저가야 해요]gajeogaya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요가져가도 돼요[가저가도 돼요]gajeogado dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요가져가면 안 돼요[가저가면 안 돼요]gajeogamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기가져가기[가저가기]gajeogagi

How 가져가다 changes

가져가 ends in a vowel, so 가져가 + 아/어 becomes 가져가 → 가져가요, 가져갔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 가져가면, 가져갈. 가져가다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “take” in Korean?

“To take (away)” is 가져가다 (gajeogada), pronounced [가저가다]. In a sentence: 이거 가져가도 돼요? — Can I take this?

What is the past tense of 가져가다?

가져갔어요 (gajeogasseoyo) is the polite past tense of 가져가다 (“to take (away)”). Formal: 가져갔습니다; casual: 가져갔어.

How do you say 가져가다 politely?

Everyday polite: 가져가요 (gajeogayo). Formal: 가져갑니다. Casual, with close friends: 가져가.

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

가져가고 싶어요 (gajeogago sipeoyo), pronounced [가저가고 시퍼요].

Is 가져가다 irregular?

No. 가져가 ends in a vowel, so 가져가 + 아/어 becomes 가져가 → 가져가요, 가져갔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 가져가면, 가져갈. 가져가다 is regular.

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