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To have/hold in Korean 🇰🇷


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to have/hold 가지다
How to say “to have/hold” in Korean? “가지다”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “가지다” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to have/hold in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tip: Associate 가지다 (gajida) with the word 가지, which means “eggplant.” Imagine proudly holding an eggplant to remind you that 가지다 means “to have” or “to hold.”

Explanation: 가지다 is a common Korean verb used to denote possession, whether holding an object physically or possessing an abstract quality (like an opportunity). It often appears with object markers (를/을) to indicate what is being held or possessed.

Synonyms:
• 소유하다 (soyu-hada) – to own
• 보유하다 (boyu-hada) – to possess

Conjugations of 가지다 (gajida):

Infinitive: 가지다 (gajida)

Present Tense (Polite):
• 가져요 (gajyeoyo)
 Example: “I have a pen.”
 Korean: 나는 펜을 가지고 있어요.
 Romanized: naneun pen-eul gajigo isseoyo.

Past Tense (Polite):
• 가졌어요 (gajyeosseoyo)
 Example: “She had an interesting experience.”
 Korean: 그녀는 흥미로운 경험을 가졌어요.
 Romanized: geunyeoneun heungmiro-un gyeongheom-eul gajyeosseoyo.

Future Tense (Polite):
• 가질 거예요 (gajil geoyeyo)
 Example: “They will have a meeting tomorrow.”
 Korean: 그들은 내일 회의를 가질 거예요.
 Romanized: geudeul-eun naeil hoe-ui-reul gajil geoyeyo.

Additional Example using 가지다 in a continuous state (with 가지고 있다):
“I have many books.”
Korean: 나는 책을 많이 가지고 있어요.
Romanized: naneun chaeg-eul mani gajigo isseoyo.

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