가르치다 — to teach
to teach
Explanation
가르치다 means “to teach.” This page gives the polite conversation set: present, past, future, progressive, desire (-고 싶어요), and a please form — not only the bare dictionary 다 form.
Conjugation notes for 가르치다: ㅣ + 어 → 여.
Put 가르치다 in real frames with time (지금/어제/내일), place (학교/집/카페), and object particles when needed. Charts without sentences do not stick.
Drill path: say 가르쳐요 three times → full sentence with 지금 → switch to 가르쳤어요 with 어제 → 가르칠 거예요 with 내일. Then open the interactive conjugator for any hesitation.
Next step: link a vocabulary leaf, a grammar ending page (-아요/어요, -고 있다), and keep speech levels consistent across the sentence.
가르치다 is taught here as “to teach.” Learners often stop at a flashcard gloss; real fluency needs collocations, speech level, and one or two sentences you can actually say today.
Listen to the Hangul, shadow it once slowly, then once at natural speed. If romanization helps the first day, turn it off the second day so your eyes lock onto 가르치다, not Latin letters.
Connect this page to nearby Chamelingo lessons and tools. Isolated tips do not stick; a graph of vocabulary + grammar + speaking does. Use the related links at the bottom to keep walking the graph.
When you can explain “가르치다 — to teach” in one plain English sentence and produce one new Korean example without looking, you are ready to move on — then review again within 24 hours.
Key lines to keep: Present: 가르쳐요 · Past: 가르쳤어요 · Future: 가르칠 거예요 · Progressive: 가르치고 있어요. Copy one into your notes and reuse it in a different place or time expression tonight.
Examples
지금 가르쳐요
Right now — teach (present polite).
Default conversation form.
어제 가르쳤어요
Yesterday — teach (past polite).
내일 가르칠 거예요
Tomorrow — will teach.
저는 가르치고 싶어요
I want to teach.
Mini dialogue
A: 지금 가르쳐요?
A: … right now? (teach)
B: 네, 가르치고 있어요
B: Yes — ongoing (teach).
Key lines
- Present: 가르쳐요
- Past: 가르쳤어요
- Future: 가르칠 거예요
- Progressive: 가르치고 있어요
- Want to: 가르치고 싶어요
- Please: 가르쳐 주세요
Common mistakes
- Do not attach 요 to the bare dictionary form 가르치다 without conjugating.
- Do not mix speech levels mid-sentence — keep polite endings consistent.
- Do not invent irregular forms for 가르치다 when a reliable conjugator disagrees.
How to practice
- Cover the table aloud: present → past → future → progressive.
- Write three original sentences with 가르치다 using time words.
- Open the interactive conjugator tool page and re-check any form you hesitated on.
Check yourself
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What is the present polite form of 가르치다?
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