가져오다 (gajyeooda) Conjugation: Meaning, Forms & Examples

Key Facts

• Hangul: 가져오다 (gajyeooda)
• Meaning: to bring (an object)
• Level: A2
• Stem: 가져오
• Class: regular
• Objects: transitive
• Honorific polite: 가져오세요

What Does 가져오다 Mean?

가져오다 is to bring an object to where the speaker is, as in 책을 가져오다. It is the contraction of 가지고 오다, takes 을/를, and is for things only. The related form 가져다 주다 means to bring something to someone, for their benefit.

Senses:

• to bring (an object). Used for bringing a thing to where the speaker is: 책을 가져오다.

How Do You Pronounce 가져오다?

Like its partner, the first half sounds as 가저, and the 오 plus 아 merger gives [가저와요].

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

• 가져와요 [가저와요]
• 가져왔어요 [가저와써요]
• 가져올 거예요 [가저올꺼예요]
• 가져오겠어요 [가저오게써요]
• 가져옵니다 [가저옴니다]
• 가져왔습니다 [가저왇씀니다]
• 가져올 것입니다 [가저올꺼심니다]
• 가져와 [가저와]
• 가져왔어 [가저와써]
• 가져올 거야 [가저올꺼야]
• 가져오고 싶어요 [가저오고 시퍼요]
• 가져오세요 [가저오세요]
• 가져와서 [가저와서]
• 가져오면 [가저오면]
• 가져오는 [가저오는]
• 가져온 [가저온]
• 가져올 [가저올]
• 안 가져와요 [안 가저와요]
• 가져오지 않아요 [가저오지 아나요]

How Do You Use 가져오다 in a Sentence?

A daily habit: 도시락을 gets 를, and 매일 marks repetition. 가져와요 is the polite present. (가져와요)

A completed errand: the past 가져왔어요 is built on the contracted 와. (가져왔어요)

A teacher's request: 가져오세요 is the honorific polite form, with 내일 setting the deadline. (가져오세요)

How Does Gajyeooda Conjugation Work?

Is 가져오다 Regular or Irregular?

가져오다 is regular, but the contraction is a spelling trap. The stem ends in 오, and 오 plus 아 contracts into 와, so the polite present is 가져와요 with no separate 아 syllable. For the pattern behind it, see polite present recipe.

Common Mistake with 가져오다

Wrong: ✗ 가져오아요

Correct: ✓ 가져와요

Why: The stem ends in 오, which contracts with -아 into 와, so it is 가져와요.

Beginners add 아 after 오 and write 가져오아요. The right form merges the vowels into 와: 가져와요. The same merger gives 가져왔어요 in the past.

가져오다 Versus 가져가다

Checking Books before Class

A teacher and a student are preparing for a lesson. The classroom is the arrival point for the books.

Teacher

Student

Teacher

Student

가져왔어요 checks a completed arrival, 가져오세요 gives an instruction, and 가져올 거예요 confirms the next day's plan. The book is omitted after the opening question. Korean keeps the conversation clear through shared context rather than repeating “it” in every line.

What Counts as Bringing Something?

가져오다 focuses on an object's arrival at the place being discussed. In class, 숙제를 가져왔어요 means the homework has been brought to class. At work, 도시락을 가져와요 describes bringing lunch to the workplace. The object may be carried in a hand, bag or vehicle; the verb does not specify the method.

The speaker does not have to remain at the destination throughout the journey. A teacher can tell students to bring a book tomorrow while everyone is still planning the next lesson. The shared classroom or meeting place supplies the point of reference.

This also explains why the direction can change between conversations. Before leaving home, a student may describe taking a book with 가져가다. At school, the student can describe having brought it with 가져오다. The book made one journey, but the two sentences frame it from different places.

Useful Collocations and One Wider Meaning

책을 가져오다 means bringing a book. 숙제를 가져오다 means bringing homework, often when a teacher checks what students have with them. 도시락을 가져오다 is bringing a packed lunch. In each phrase the object takes 을/를, and the verb describes physical transport.

변화를 가져오다 means bringing about change. Here no one carries a physical “change” into a room. 가져오다 expresses causing a result. This is a common combination in articles and discussions about policies, technology or personal decisions. Recognizing it prevents a literal interpretation when the object is abstract.

The noun 변화 means change, so the phrase gives a useful reading clue even before you understand the whole sentence. Ask whether the object can physically be carried. If it is a result or development, “bring about” may be the better English translation.

Where Will You Hear Requests with 가져오다?

Teachers use 가져오세요 in reminders about books, homework and materials. Event organizers use it when participants need to bring documents or equipment. In these settings, the instruction concerns what must arrive at the destination, rather than what someone owns.

At home, a request with 가져오다 may mean fetching an object from another room. The destination is where the conversation is centered, and the source can be left unstated if both people know where the item is. The verb alone does not tell you whether the trip is across a room or across a city.

가져다 주다 adds delivering something to a person for their benefit. It is useful when the recipient matters more than the speaker's own location. The expression includes a service or favor; 가져오다 by itself simply focuses on bringing the thing.

The Spelling Trap Is at the End of the Stem

The final 오 contracts with 아 in 가져와요 and with the past ending in 가져왔어요. It stays 오 in 가져오면 and 가져오세요. Keep the two patterns separate: 와 belongs to the contracted vowel forms, while 오 remains before those consonant endings.

Write 가져오다 as one word. In 가져올 거예요, write a space before 거예요. The polite present lesson explains the 오-to-와 contraction without requiring an irregular rule.

Words around a Classroom Reminder

See the classroom vocabulary lesson for school materials and the places where they are used.

Mini Drill: Keep 오 or Contract to 와?

1. Give the polite present of 가져오다.
2. Change that form to the polite past.
3. Give “if you bring it”.
4. Give the polite instruction “please bring it”.

Quick Self-Test

1. Does 숙제를 가져왔어요 tell you the homework was completed?
2. What does 가져오다 mean in 변화를 가져오다?
3. Why can the student use 가져가다 at home and 가져오다 at school for the same book?

Frequently Asked Questions

Why Is It 가져와요 and Not 가져오아요?

The stem ends in 오, and 오 + 아 contracts into 와. 가져오아요 is a common learner misspelling; the correct form is 가져와요.

Can I Bring a Person with 가져오다?

No. For people and animals use 데려오다.

What Does 가져다 주다 Mean?

It means to bring something to someone for their benefit, for example bringing a book to a friend.

How Do I Ask Someone to Bring Something?

Use the honorific polite 가져오세요, as in 내일 책을 가져오세요 (please bring your book tomorrow).

Which Words Are Related to 가져오다?

• 가져가다
• 데려오다
• 가지다
• 들다
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What Should You Learn Next?

Pair 가져오다 with 가져가다, then look at 가지다 for the base verb. Test any form in the Korean verb conjugator.