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KOREAN VERB

가져가다

to take along

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Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI take along
NegativeI don’t take along

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI took along
NegativeI didn’t take along

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will take along
NegativeI won’t take along

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI take along (respectfully)
PastI took along (respectfully)
FutureI will take along (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) taking along, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) taking along, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I take along
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I take along
  5. But (-지만) I take along, but…

Requests and commands

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please take along
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please take along (formal)
  3. Plain command take along! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t take along

How to use 가져가다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    저는 학교에 항상 우산을 가져가요.

    I always take an umbrella to school.

  2. Past

    소풍에 김밥하고 과일을 많이 가져갔어요.

    I took lots of gimbap and fruit to the picnic.

  3. Future

    미국에 갈 때 한복을 가져갈 거예요.

    When I go to America, I'll take a hanbok.

  4. Honorific

    할머니께서 병원에 제 도시락을 가져가셨어요.

    Grandma took my lunchbox to the hospital.

  5. Connectives

    우산을 가져가면 비가 안 와요.

    When you take an umbrella, it doesn't rain.

  6. Requests and commands

    밖이 추우니까 장갑을 꼭 가져가세요.

    It's cold outside, so be sure to take gloves.

Good to know

  • 가져가다 takes a thing away with you and 가져오다 brings it here; a person is 데려가다.

Where you hear 가져가다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 점심은 학교에 가져가요. I take lunch to school.
  • 어제 목도리를 가져갔어요. I took the scarf yesterday.
  • 내일 우산을 가져갈 거예요. I'll take an umbrella tomorrow.

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 점심은 학교에 가져가요. I take lunch to school.
  • 어제 목도리를 가져갔어요. I took the scarf yesterday.
  • 내일 우산을 가져갈 거예요. I'll take an umbrella tomorrow.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.