까먹다

Korean

Etymology

까 (kka, infinitive of 까다 (kkada, “to peel”)) +‎ 먹다 (meokda, “to eat”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈a̠mʌ̹k̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [까먹따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkameokda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkameogda
McCune–Reischauer?	kkamŏkta
Yale Romanization?	kkamekta

Verb

까먹다 • (kkameokda) (infinitive 까먹어, sequential 까먹으니)

1. (literally) to peel and eat

   귤을 까먹다 ― gyur-eul kkameokda ― to peel and eat a clementine

2. (colloquial) to forget

   Synonyms: 잊다 (itda), 잊어버리다 (ijeobeorida)

   너 선물 사주는 거 까먹었어. (informal non-polite)

   Neo seonmul sajuneun geo kkameogeosseo.

   I forgot to buy you a present.

3. (colloquial) to waste

Usage notes

• (forget): This is the most common word for "to forget" in the colloquial language, but can be excessively colloquial for polite contexts. 잊어버리다 (ijeobeorida) is more polite, and 잊다 (itda) is more formal and literary.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 까먹다 (kkameokda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	까먹는다 kkameongneunda	까먹어 kkameogeo	까먹어요 kkameogeoyo	까먹습니다 kkameokseumnida
	Past	까먹었다 kkameogeotda	까먹었어 kkameogeosseo	까먹었어요 kkameogeosseoyo	까먹었습니다 kkameogeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	까먹느냐 kkameongneunya	까먹어 kkameogeo	까먹어요 kkameogeoyo	까먹습니까 kkameokseumnikka
	Past	까먹었느냐 kkameogeonneunya	까먹었어 kkameogeosseo	까먹었어요 kkameogeosseoyo	까먹었습니까 kkameogeotseumnikka
Hortative		까먹자 kkameokja	까먹어 kkameogeo	까먹어요 kkameogeoyo	까먹으십시다 kkameogeusipsida
Imperative		까먹어라 kkameogeora	까먹어 kkameogeo	까먹어요 kkameogeoyo	까먹읍시오 kkameogeupsio
Assertive		까먹겠다 kkameokgetda	까먹겠어 kkameokgesseo	까먹겠어요 kkameokgesseoyo	까먹겠습니다 kkameokgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		까먹어 kkameogeo	까먹어서 kkameogeoseo	까먹으니 kkameogeuni	까먹으니까 kkameogeunikka
Contrast		까먹지만 kkameokjiman	까먹는데 kkameongneunde	까먹더니 kkameokdeoni
Conjunction		까먹고 kkameokgo
Condition		까먹으면 kkameogeumyeon	까먹어야 kkameogeoya
Motive		까먹으려고 kkameogeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		까먹음 kkameogeum	까먹기 kkameokgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		까먹었음 kkameogeosseum	까먹었기 kkameogeotgi
Determiners	Past	까먹은 kkameogeun
	Present	까먹는 kkameongneun
	Future	까먹을 kkameogeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	까먹으신다 kkameogeusinda	까먹으셔 kkameogeusyeo	까먹으세요, 까먹으셔요 kkameogeuseyo, kkameogeusyeoyo	까먹으십니다 kkameogeusimnida
	Past	까먹으셨다 kkameogeusyeotda	까먹으셨어 kkameogeusyeosseo	까먹으셨어요 kkameogeusyeosseoyo	까먹으셨습니다 kkameogeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	까먹으시느냐 kkameogeusineunya	까먹으셔 kkameogeusyeo	까먹으세요, 까먹으셔요 kkameogeuseyo, kkameogeusyeoyo	까먹으십니까 kkameogeusimnikka
	Past	까먹으셨느냐 kkameogeusyeonneunya	까먹으셨어 kkameogeusyeosseo	까먹으셨어요 kkameogeusyeosseoyo	까먹으셨습니까 kkameogeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		까먹으시라 kkameogeusira	까먹으셔 kkameogeusyeo	까먹으세요 kkameogeuseyo	까먹으십시오 kkameogeusipsio
Assertive		까먹으시겠다 kkameogeusigetda	까먹으시겠어 kkameogeusigesseo	까먹으시겠어요 kkameogeusigesseoyo	까먹으시겠습니다 kkameogeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		까먹으셔 kkameogeusyeo	까먹으셔서 kkameogeusyeoseo	까먹으시니 kkameogeusini	까먹으시니까 kkameogeusinikka
Contrast		까먹으시지만 kkameogeusijiman	까먹으시는데 kkameogeusineunde	까먹으시더니 kkameogeusideoni
Conjunction		까먹으시고 kkameogeusigo
Condition		까먹으시면 kkameogeusimyeon	까먹으셔야 kkameogeusyeoya
Motive		까먹으시려고 kkameogeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		까먹으심 kkameogeusim	까먹으시기 kkameogeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		까먹으셨음 kkameogeusyeosseum	까먹으셨기 kkameogeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	까먹으신 kkameogeusin
	Present	까먹으시는 kkameogeusineun
	Future	까먹으실 kkameogeusil

Related terms

• 까마귀 고기를 먹었나 (kkamagwi gogireul meogeonna)