가르치다 conjugation

The polite forms end in 요 and suit most conversations; the formal form is for announcements, presentations and first meetings. The same form works for I, you, she or they.

How 가르치다 conjugates

1. Find the stem. Take 다 off 가르치다 and you are left with 가르치.
2. Check the last vowel. It is ㅣ, and any vowel other than ㅏ or ㅗ takes 어요.
3. Join them. The vowels merge as they meet: 가르치 + 어요 gives 가르쳐요.
4. Build the rest on it. The past tense adds ㅆ to the same base, giving 가르쳤어요, and the table above has the future and the formal form.

Using 가르치다

Conjugates to 가르쳐요. Don't confuse it with 가리키다 (to point at), which even Koreans mix up.

• 영어를 가르쳐요.

  I teach English.

• 한국어를 가르쳐 주세요.

  Please teach me Korean.

More regular verbs

• 타다to ride
• 내리다to get off
• 뛰다to run
• 쉬다to rest
• 죽다to die
• 웃다to laugh

Conjugate any other verb with the Korean verb conjugator, or read the guide to Korean verb conjugation for the rules behind the table.