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TOPIK 2verb

갖다

gatda [갇따]

가져요 · 가졌어요 · 가질 거예요 · 가지세요 (short form of 가지다; vowel endings use 가지-)

to have, to own, to hold

Example

저는 어릴 때부터 음악에 관심을 갖고 있었어요.

I have been interested in music since I was little.

Word parts

Contracted from 가지다; the short form only joins consonant endings like -고, -는.

Good to know

In speech 갖다 주다 means 'to bring something to someone': 물 좀 갖다 주세요.