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가르치다 conjugation

to teach · gareuchida · sounds like [가르치다]

Short answer: “To teach” in Korean is 가르치다 (gareuchida). Polite present: 가르쳐요 (gareucheoyo); past: 가르쳤어요 (gareucheosseoyo); future: 가르칠 거예요. It is regular.

가르치다 in sentences

All forms of 가르치다

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/어요가르쳐요[가르처요]gareucheoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다가르칩니다[가르침니다]gareuchimnida
casual-아/어가르쳐[가르처]gareucheo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다가르친다[가르친다]gareuchinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?가르칩니까?[가르침니까]gareuchimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요가르치고 있어요[가르치고 이써요]gareuchigo isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요가르쳤어요[가르처써요]gareucheosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다가르쳤습니다[가르첟씀니다]gareucheotseumnida
casual-았/었어가르쳤어[가르처써]gareucheosseo
plain (written)-았/었다가르쳤다[가르첟따]gareucheotda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요가르칠 거예요[가르칠 꺼예요]gareuchil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다가르칠 겁니다[가르칠 껌니다]gareuchil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야가르칠 거야[가르칠 꺼야]gareuchil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다가르치겠습니다[가르치겓씀니다]gareuchigetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 가르쳐요[안 가르처요]an gareucheoyo
did not안 …았/었어요안 가르쳤어요[안 가르처써요]an gareucheosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요가르치지 않아요[가르치지 아나요]gareuchiji anayo
cannot못 …못 가르쳐요[몯 까르처요]mot gareucheoyo
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)세요가르치세요[가르치세요]gareuchiseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요가르치셨어요[가르치셔써요]gareuchisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다가르치십니다[가르치심니다]gareuchisimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요가르치세요[가르치세요]gareuchiseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요가르쳐 주세요[가르처 주세요]gareucheo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요가르치지 마세요[가르치지 마세요]gareuchiji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다가르칩시다[가르칩씨다]gareuchipsida
let’s … (casual)-자가르치자[가르치자]gareuchija
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라가르쳐라[가르처라]gareucheora
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고가르치고[가르치고]gareuchigo
… so / and then-아/어서가르쳐서[가르처서]gareucheoseo
if …-(으)면가르치면[가르치면]gareuchimyeon
… but-지만가르치지만[가르치지만]gareuchijiman
because …-(으)니까가르치니까[가르치니까]gareuchinikka
… and / but (background)-는데가르치는데[가르치는데]gareuchineunde
even if …-아/어도가르쳐도[가르처도]gareucheodo
while …-(으)면서가르치면서[가르치면서]gareuchimyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고가르치려고[가르치려고]gareuchiryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러가르치러[가르치러]gareuchireo
before …-기 전에가르치기 전에[가르치기 저네]gareuchigi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에가르친 후에[가르친 후에]gareuchin hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는가르치는[가르치는]gareuchineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ가르친[가르친]gareuchin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ가르칠[가르칠]gareuchil
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요가르치고 싶어요[가르치고 시퍼요]gareuchigo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요가르칠 수 있어요[가르칠 쑤 이써요]gareuchil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요가르칠 수 없어요[가르칠 쑤 업써요]gareuchil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요가르쳐야 해요[가르처야 해요]gareucheoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요가르쳐도 돼요[가르처도 돼요]gareucheodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요가르치면 안 돼요[가르치면 안 돼요]gareuchimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기가르치기[가르치기]gareuchigi

How 가르치다 changes

가르치 ends in a vowel, so 가르치 + 아/어 becomes 가르쳐 → 가르쳐요, 가르쳤어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 가르치면, 가르칠. 가르치다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “teach” in Korean?

“To teach” is 가르치다 (gareuchida), pronounced [가르치다]. In a sentence: 저는 학교에서 영어를 가르쳐요. — I teach English at a school.

What is the past tense of 가르치다?

가르쳤어요 (gareucheosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 가르치다 (“to teach”). Formal: 가르쳤습니다; casual: 가르쳤어.

How do you say 가르치다 politely?

Everyday polite: 가르쳐요 (gareucheoyo). Formal: 가르칩니다. Casual, with close friends: 가르쳐.

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

가르치고 싶어요 (gareuchigo sipeoyo), pronounced [가르치고 시퍼요].

Is 가르치다 irregular?

No. 가르치 ends in a vowel, so 가르치 + 아/어 becomes 가르쳐 → 가르쳐요, 가르쳤어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 가르치면, 가르칠. 가르치다 is regular.

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