갖다

Korean

Etymology

Contraction of 가지다.

Verb

갖다 (gatda) 

1. to have; to take

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 갖다 (gatda)

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	갖는다 (ganneunda) past: 갖았다 (gajatda)	갖아 (gaja) past: 갖았어 (gajasseo)	갖아요 (gajayo) past: 갖았어요 (gajasseoyo)	갖습니다 (gatseumnida) past: 갖았습니다 (gajatseumnida)
interrogative	갖느냐 (ganneunya) past: 갖았느냐 (gajanneunya)	갖아 (gaja) past: 갖았어 (gajasseo)	갖아요 (gajayo) past: 갖았어요 (gajasseoyo)	갖습니까 (gatseumnikka) past: 갖았습니까 (gajatseumnikka)
hortative	갖자 (gatja)	갖아 (gaja)	갖아요 (gajayo)	갖읍시다 (gajeupsida)
imperative	갖아라 (gajara)	갖아 (gaja)	갖아요 (gajayo)	갖읍시오 (gajeupsio)
assertive	갖겠다 (gatgetda)	갖겠어 (gatgesseo)	갖겠어요 (gatgesseoyo)	갖겠습니다 (gatgetseumnida)
Connective forms
cause or reason	갖아 (gaja)	갖아서 (gajaseo)	갖으니 (gajeuni)	갖으니까 (gajeunikka)
contrast	갖지만 (gatjiman)	갖는데 (ganneunde)	갖더니 (gatdeoni)	conjunction 갖고 (gatgo)
condition	갖으면 (gajeumyeon)	갖아야 (gajaya)		motive 갖으려고 (gajeuryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		갖음 (gajeum)	갖기 (gatgi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		갖았음 (gajasseum)	갖았기 (gajatgi)
Determiners		past 갖은 (gajeun)	present 갖는 (ganneun)	future 갖을 (gajeul)

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	갖으신다 (gajeusinda) past: 갖으셨다 (gajeusyeotda)	갖으셔 (gajeusyeo) past: 갖으셨어 (gajeusyeosseo)	갖으세요 (gajeuseyo) or 갖으셔요 (gajeusyeoyo) past: 갖으셨어요 (gajeusyeosseoyo)	갖으십니다 (gajeusimnida) past: 갖으셨습니다 (gajeusyeotseumnida)
interrogative	갖으시느냐 (gajeusineunya) past: 갖으셨느냐 (gajeusyeonneunya)	갖으셔 (gajeusyeo) past: 갖으셨어 (gajeusyeosseo)	갖으세요 (gajeuseyo) or 갖으셔요 (gajeusyeoyo) past: 갖으셨어요 (gajeusyeosseoyo)	갖으십니까 (gajeusimnikka) past: 갖으셨습니까 (gajeusyeotseumnikka)
imperative	갖으시라 (gajeusira)	갖으셔 (gajeusyeo)	갖으세요 (gajeuseyo) or 갖으셔요 (gajeusyeoyo)	갖으십시오 (gajeusipsio)
assertive	갖으시겠다 (gajeusigetda)	갖으시겠어 (gajeusigesseo)	갖으시겠어요 (gajeusigesseoyo)	갖으시겠습니다 (gajeusigetseumnida)
Connective forms with honorific
cause or reason	갖으셔 (gajeusyeo)	갖으셔서 (gajeusyeoseo)	갖으시니 (gajeusini)	갖으시니까 (gajeusinikka)
contrast	갖으시지만 (gajeusijiman)	갖으시는데 (gajeusineunde)	갖으시더니 (gajeusideoni)	conjunction 갖으시고 (gajeusigo)
condition	갖으시면 (gajeusimyeon)	갖으셔야 (gajeusyeoya)		motive 갖으시려고 (gajeusiryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		갖으심 (gajeusim)	갖으시기 (gajeusigi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		갖으셨음 (gajeusyeosseum)	갖으셨기 (gajeusyeotgi)
Determiners		past 갖으신 (gajeusin)	present 갖으시는 (gajeusineun)	future 갖으실 (gajeusil)

Usage notes

The stems 갖으 and 갖아 are usually avoided; 가지 and 가져 of the verb 가지다 are used instead.

Synonyms

• 가지다 (gajida)