가다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 가다 (kata).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key)[ka̠da̠]
Phonetic Hangul[가다]

Revised Romanization^?	gada
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gada
McCune–Reischauer^?	kada
Yale Romanization^?	kata

Verb

가다 • (gada) (infinitive 가, sequential 가니)

to go
가자! ― Gaja! ― Let's go!

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서울에 가요.
Seoure gayo.
(I am, you are, he is, etc.) going to Seoul.

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저랑 같이 가실래요? / 네, 같이 가요.
Jeorang gachi gasillaeyo? / Ne, gachi gayo.
Would you like to come with me? / Yeah, let's go together.

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그들은 개관식에 참석하러 베이징으로 갔다.
Geudeureun gaegwansige chamseokhareo Beijing-euro gatda.
They went to Beijing for the opening.

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미안해요, 전 가야 해요.
Mianhaeyo, jeon gaya haeyo.
Sorry, I've got to go.

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Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 가다 (gada)

Stems
Stem 1	가 (ga)
Stem 2	가 (ga)
Stem 2a	가거 (gageo)
Stem 3	가 (ga)
Conjugation type	Vowel-stem, 가(ga)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	간다 ganda	가 ga	가요 gayo	갑니다 gamnida
Indicative	Past	갔다 gatda	갔어 gasseo	갔어요 gasseoyo	갔습니다 gatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	가느냐 ganeunya	가 ga	가요 gayo	갑니까 gamnikka
Interrogative	Past	갔느냐 ganneunya	갔어 gasseo	갔어요 gasseoyo	갔습니까 gatseumnikka
Hortative		가자 gaja	가 ga	가요 gayo	갑시다 gapsida
Imperative		가거라, 가라 gageora, gara	가 ga	가요 gayo	갑시오 gapsio
Assertive		가겠다 gagetda	가겠어 gagesseo	가겠어요 gagesseoyo	가겠습니다 gagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		가 ga	가서 gaseo	가니 gani	가니까 ganikka
Contrast		가지만 gajiman	가는데 ganeunde	가더니 gadeoni
Conjunction		가고 gago
Condition		가면 gamyeon	가야 gaya
Motive		가려고 garyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		감 gam	가기 gagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		갔음 gasseum	갔기 gatgi
Determiners	Past	간 gan
	Present	가는 ganeun
	Future	갈 gal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	가신다 gasinda	가셔 gasyeo	가세요, 가셔요 gaseyo, gasyeoyo	가십니다 gasimnida
Indicative	Past	가셨다 gasyeotda	가셨어 gasyeosseo	가셨어요 gasyeosseoyo	가셨습니다 gasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	가시느냐 gasineunya	가셔 gasyeo	가세요, 가셔요 gaseyo, gasyeoyo	가십니까 gasimnikka
Interrogative	Past	가셨느냐 gasyeonneunya	가셨어 gasyeosseo	가셨어요 gasyeosseoyo	가셨습니까 gasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		가시라 gasira	가셔 gasyeo	가세요 gaseyo	가십시오 gasipsio
Assertive		가시겠다 gasigetda	가시겠어 gasigesseo	가시겠어요 gasigesseoyo	가시겠습니다 gasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		가셔 gasyeo	가셔서 gasyeoseo	가시니 gasini	가시니까 gasinikka
Contrast		가시지만 gasijiman	가시는데 gasineunde	가시더니 gasideoni
Conjunction		가시고 gasigo
Condition		가시면 gasimyeon	가셔야 gasyeoya
Motive		가시려고 gasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		가심 gasim	가시기 gasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		가셨음 gasyeosseum	가셨기 gasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	가신 gasin
	Present	가시는 gasineun
	Future	가실 gasil

Usage notes

가다 (gada) has two forms for the 해라체 (haerache, “plain”) imperative. The blunt form is regular: 가라 (gara, “go!”). The less blunt form is irregular: 가거라 (gageora, “go (well)!”). Other verbs with the irregular non-blunt form are 일어나다 (ireonada, “to get up”), 자라다 (jarada, “to grow”), 자다 (jada, “to sleep”), and compound verbs ending in 가다 (gada).

Antonyms

오다 (oda, “to come”)

가다