걸어가다

Korean

Etymology

걷 (geot-, “to walk”)+ 어 (-eo, infinitive suffix) + 가다 (gada, “to go”).

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 거러가다 (Yale: kelekata).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹ɾʌ̹ɡa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [거러가다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	georeogada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geol'eogada
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏrŏgada
Yale Romanization?	kel.ekata

Verb

걸어가다 • (georeogada) (infinitive 걸어가, sequential 걸어가니)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to walk, to go on foot, to go by walking

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 걸어가다 (georeogada): 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	걸어간다 georeoganda	걸어가 georeoga	걸어가요 georeogayo	걸어갑니다 georeogamnida
	Past	걸어갔다 georeogatda	걸어갔어 georeogasseo	걸어갔어요 georeogasseoyo	걸어갔습니다 georeogatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	걸어가느냐 georeoganeunya	걸어가 georeoga	걸어가요 georeogayo	걸어갑니까 georeogamnikka
	Past	걸어갔느냐 georeoganneunya	걸어갔어 georeogasseo	걸어갔어요 georeogasseoyo	걸어갔습니까 georeogatseumnikka
Hortative		걸어가자 georeogaja	걸어가 georeoga	걸어가요 georeogayo	걸어가십시다 georeogasipsida
Imperative		걸어가거라, 걸어가라 georeogageora, georeogara	걸어가 georeoga	걸어가요 georeogayo	걸어갑시오 georeogapsio
Assertive		걸어가겠다 georeogagetda	걸어가겠어 georeogagesseo	걸어가겠어요 georeogagesseoyo	걸어가겠습니다 georeogagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		걸어가 georeoga	걸어가서 georeogaseo	걸어가니 georeogani	걸어가니까 georeoganikka
Contrast		걸어가지만 georeogajiman	걸어가는데 georeoganeunde	걸어가더니 georeogadeoni
Conjunction		걸어가고 georeogago
Condition		걸어가면 georeogamyeon	걸어가야 georeogaya
Motive		걸어가려고 georeogaryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		걸어감 georeogam	걸어가기 georeogagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		걸어갔음 georeogasseum	걸어갔기 georeogatgi
Determiners	Past	걸어간 georeogan
	Present	걸어가는 georeoganeun
	Future	걸어갈 georeogal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	걸어가신다 georeogasinda	걸어가셔 georeogasyeo	걸어가세요, 걸어가셔요 georeogaseyo, georeogasyeoyo	걸어가십니다 georeogasimnida
	Past	걸어가셨다 georeogasyeotda	걸어가셨어 georeogasyeosseo	걸어가셨어요 georeogasyeosseoyo	걸어가셨습니다 georeogasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	걸어가시느냐 georeogasineunya	걸어가셔 georeogasyeo	걸어가세요, 걸어가셔요 georeogaseyo, georeogasyeoyo	걸어가십니까 georeogasimnikka
	Past	걸어가셨느냐 georeogasyeonneunya	걸어가셨어 georeogasyeosseo	걸어가셨어요 georeogasyeosseoyo	걸어가셨습니까 georeogasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		걸어가시라 georeogasira	걸어가셔 georeogasyeo	걸어가세요 georeogaseyo	걸어가십시오 georeogasipsio
Assertive		걸어가시겠다 georeogasigetda	걸어가시겠어 georeogasigesseo	걸어가시겠어요 georeogasigesseoyo	걸어가시겠습니다 georeogasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		걸어가셔 georeogasyeo	걸어가셔서 georeogasyeoseo	걸어가시니 georeogasini	걸어가시니까 georeogasinikka
Contrast		걸어가시지만 georeogasijiman	걸어가시는데 georeogasineunde	걸어가시더니 georeogasideoni
Conjunction		걸어가시고 georeogasigo
Condition		걸어가시면 georeogasimyeon	걸어가셔야 georeogasyeoya
Motive		걸어가시려고 georeogasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		걸어가심 georeogasim	걸어가시기 georeogasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		걸어가셨음 georeogasyeosseum	걸어가셨기 georeogasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	걸어가신 georeogasin
	Present	걸어가시는 georeogasineun
	Future	걸어가실 georeogasil

Related terms

• 걸어오다 (georeooda)