가져가다 (gajyeogada) Conjugation: Meaning, Forms & Examples

Key Facts

• Hangul: 가져가다 (gajyeogada)
• Meaning: to take along (an object)
• Level: A2
• Stem: 가져가
• Class: regular
• Objects: transitive
• Honorific polite: 가져가세요

What Does 가져가다 Mean?

가져가다 means to take an object along when you go, as in 우산을 가져가다. It is a contraction of 가지고 가다 (hold, then go). It is transitive and used for things, not people. The direction part, 가다, means away from the speaker, which tells you the object ends up somewhere else.

Senses:

• to take along (an object). Used for taking an object with you when you go: 우산을 가져가다.

How Do You Pronounce 가져가다?

The first half is pronounced as 가저, so 가져가요 is heard as [가저가요]. Everything after that follows the 가다 pattern.

Read as gajyeogada. Every form starts with the [가저] sound:

• 가져가요 [가저가요]
• 가져갔어요 [가저가써요]
• 가져갈 거예요 [가저갈꺼예요]
• 가져가겠어요 [가저가게써요]
• 가져갑니다 [가저감니다]
• 가져갔습니다 [가저갇씀니다]
• 가져갈 것입니다 [가저갈꺼심니다]
• 가져가 [가저가]
• 가져갔어 [가저가써]
• 가져갈 거야 [가저갈꺼야]
• 가져가고 싶어요 [가저가고 시퍼요]
• 가져가세요 [가저가세요]
• 가져가서 [가저가서]
• 가져가면 [가저가면]
• 가져가는 [가저가는]
• 가져간 [가저간]
• 가져갈 [가저갈]
• 안 가져가요 [안 가저가요]
• 가져가지 않아요 [가저가지 아나요]

How Do You Use 가져가다 in a Sentence?

비가 와서 gives the reason, and 우산을 가져가요 says what you take. (가져가요)

점심을 (lunch) is the object, and 가져갔어요 puts it in the past. (가져갔어요)

Something a shop assistant or host might say. 가져가세요 is the honorific polite form. (가져가세요)

How Does Gajyeogada Conjugation Work?

Is 가져가다 Regular or Irregular?

가져가다 is regular. The part 가져 comes from 가지다 (지 + 어 becomes 져), and the final 가다 conjugates exactly like 가다 on its own: 가져가요, 가져갔어요. For the pattern behind it, see polite present recipe.

Common Mistake with 가져가다

Wrong: ✗ 친구를 가져가요

Correct: ✓ 친구를 데려가요

Why: People and animals are 'taken along' with 데려가다, not 가져가다.

English uses "take" for both people and things, but Korean splits them: 가져가다 for things, 데려가다 for people and animals.

가져가다 Versus 가져오다

Packing Lunch before Leaving

Two coworkers are leaving for an off-site meeting. They check lunch plans and compare them with yesterday's trip.

Jisu

Minho

Jisu

Minho

가져가요 checks an arrangement, 가져갈 거예요 confirms the plan, and 가져갔어요 looks back at yesterday. 점심 names the meal; 도시락 makes it clear that the lunch was packed to carry. The verb describes taking food along, rather than eating it.

How Do You Choose the Direction?

가져가다 describes taking a thing along when going somewhere. Before leaving home, 우산을 가져가다 means taking an umbrella with you. A colleague already at the office may ask you to 가져오다 that same umbrella: the office becomes the arrival point in that conversation.

The last part of the verb gives the movement. 가져 stays the same while 가다 changes tense or ending: 가져가요, 가져갔어요, 가져가면. The sound [가저] at the beginning does not change the spelling to 가저. Keep 가져 intact as you build each form.

The point of reference can be a future meeting place. English “bring” is therefore not a reliable one-word cue for choosing 가져오다 every time. First decide whether the Korean sentence is describing taking the item along on departure or bringing it toward the place the conversation centers on.

Common Things People Take Along

우산을 가져가다 means taking an umbrella, often because of the weather. 도시락을 가져가다 means taking a packed lunch to work, school or an outing. 여권을 가져가다 means taking a passport. These combinations are literal, and the verb does not imply that the item is a gift.

In a host's 이거 가져가세요, the object might be a gift or leftover food. In an office instruction to take documents to a meeting, the item may still belong to the company. Ownership comes from the situation, not from 가져가다. If the speaker simply offers something to keep, 가지세요 can work without naming a journey.

Where Will You See or Hear It?

가져가다 is useful in packing conversations, reminders before leaving and instructions to take your belongings away. At a picnic, it can refer to food you contribute. At the end of a visit, a host may use 가져가세요 while handing you something for the trip home.

The polite request 가져가세요 can be a generous offer or an instruction. A smile and a container of leftovers suggest an offer; a teacher pointing to papers that need to go home suggests an instruction. The ending makes the wording polite but does not identify the speaker's purpose on its own.

Taking along, Holding and Leaving Behind

들다 tells you that an object is held or carried in the hand. 가져가다 tells you it goes along to another place. You can take a passport in a backpack without holding the passport directly in your hand, so the two verbs describe different information.

두고 가다 means leaving something behind when going. It can describe an intentional choice or an accidental omission. Pairing this expression with 가져가다 is useful when deciding what to pack: one item goes with you and another stays. The context has to tell you whether leaving it was a mistake.

Words for a Departure Checklist

The immigration and visa vocabulary lesson teaches 여권 and other document words for travel checklists.

Mini Drill: Take It with You

1. Give the polite past of 가져가다.
2. Make “if you take it”: 가져가다 → ____.
3. Give the short negative of 가져가요.
4. Choose the verb for taking your puppy to the park: 가져가다 or 데려가다.

Quick Self-Test

1. Does 가져가다 mean the object becomes yours?
2. Can you 가져가다 a passport inside a bag?
3. What does 두고 가다 say happens to an item?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is 가져가다 the Same as 가지고 가다?

Yes, in meaning. 가져가다 is the contracted form of 가지고 가다, and both mean taking something along. 가져가다 is the more common everyday form.

Can I Use 가져가다 for a Person?

No. For people and animals use 데려가다: 친구를 데려가요, not 친구를 가져가요.

How Do I Tell Someone to Take Something with Them?

Use the honorific polite 가져가세요, as in 이거 가져가세요 (please take this with you).

What Is the Opposite of 가져가다?

가져오다, which brings a thing toward the speaker instead of taking it away.

Which Words Are Related to 가져가다?

• 가져오다
• 데려가다
• 가지다
• 들다
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What Should You Learn Next?

Read 가져오다 next, then 데려가다 for the people version. Test any form in the Korean verb conjugator.