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가지다 conjugation

to have; to take; to own · gajida · sounds like [가지다]

Short answer: “To have” in Korean is 가지다 (gajida), which also means to take; to own. Polite present: 가져요 (gajeoyo); past: 가졌어요 (gajeosseoyo); future: 가질 거예요. It is regular.

가지다 in sentences

All forms of 가지다

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/어요가져요[가저요]gajeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다가집니다[가짐니다]gajimnida
casual-아/어가져[가저]gajeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다가진다[가진다]gajinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?가집니까?[가짐니까]gajimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요가지고 있어요[가지고 이써요]gajigo isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요가졌어요[가저써요]gajeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다가졌습니다[가젇씀니다]gajeotseumnida
casual-았/었어가졌어[가저써]gajeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다가졌다[가젇따]gajeotda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요가질 거예요[가질 꺼예요]gajil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다가질 겁니다[가질 껌니다]gajil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야가질 거야[가질 꺼야]gajil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다가지겠습니다[가지겓씀니다]gajigetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 가져요[안 가저요]an gajeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요안 가졌어요[안 가저써요]an gajeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요가지지 않아요[가지지 아나요]gajiji anayo
cannot못 …못 가져요[몯 까저요]mot gajeoyo
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)세요가지세요[가지세요]gajiseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요가지셨어요[가지셔써요]gajisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다가지십니다[가지심니다]gajisimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요가지세요[가지세요]gajiseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요가져 주세요[가저 주세요]gajeo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요가지지 마세요[가지지 마세요]gajiji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다가집시다[가집씨다]gajipsida
let’s … (casual)-자가지자[가지자]gajija
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라가져라[가저라]gajeora
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고가지고[가지고]gajigo
… so / and then-아/어서가져서[가저서]gajeoseo
if …-(으)면가지면[가지면]gajimyeon
… but-지만가지지만[가지지만]gajijiman
because …-(으)니까가지니까[가지니까]gajinikka
… and / but (background)-는데가지는데[가지는데]gajineunde
even if …-아/어도가져도[가저도]gajeodo
while …-(으)면서가지면서[가지면서]gajimyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고가지려고[가지려고]gajiryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러가지러[가지러]gajireo
before …-기 전에가지기 전에[가지기 저네]gajigi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에가진 후에[가진 후에]gajin hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는가지는[가지는]gajineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ가진[가진]gajin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ가질[가질]gajil
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요가지고 싶어요[가지고 시퍼요]gajigo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요가질 수 있어요[가질 쑤 이써요]gajil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요가질 수 없어요[가질 쑤 업써요]gajil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요가져야 해요[가저야 해요]gajeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요가져도 돼요[가저도 돼요]gajeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요가지면 안 돼요[가지면 안 돼요]gajimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기가지기[가지기]gajigi

How 가지다 changes

가지 ends in a vowel, so 가지 + 아/어 becomes 가져 → 가져요, 가졌어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 가지면, 가질. 가지다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “have” in Korean?

“To have” is 가지다 (gajida), pronounced [가지다]. In a sentence: 이거 가져도 돼요? — Can I have this?

What is the past tense of 가지다?

가졌어요 (gajeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 가지다 (“to have”). Formal: 가졌습니다; casual: 가졌어.

How do you say 가지다 politely?

Everyday polite: 가져요 (gajeoyo). Formal: 가집니다. Casual, with close friends: 가져.

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

가지고 싶어요 (gajigo sipeoyo), pronounced [가지고 시퍼요].

Is 가지다 irregular?

No. 가지 ends in a vowel, so 가지 + 아/어 becomes 가져 → 가져요, 가졌어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 가지면, 가질. 가지다 is regular.

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