차
chah
cha
regular
차다
To say to be full, to fill, to brim (with), to become filled politely in the present tense, use 차요 (chah-yoh) · chayo. Below is the full conjugation of 차다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 차요 chah-yoh chayo | 찹니다 chahm-nee-dah chamnida | |
| Past | 찼어 chah-ssuh chasseo | 찼어요 chah-ssuh-yoh chasseoyo | 찼습니다 chah-sseum-nee-dah chasseumnida |
| Future | 찰 거야 chahl guh-yah chal geoya | 찰 거예요 chahl guh-yae-yoh chal geoyeyo | 찰 겁니다 chahl guhm-nee-dah chal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
차세요
chah-sae-yoh
chaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
차요
chah-yoh
chayo
Question Polite (요)
차요?
chah-yoh-?
chayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
차고
chah-goh
chago
Conditional "if" — (면)
차면
chah-myuhn
chamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
차고 있어요
chah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
차고 싶어요
chah-goh shee-puh-yoh
chago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
찰 수 있어요
chahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
차서
chah-suh
chaseo
Noun form — (기)
차기
chah-gee
chagi
Noun form — (음)
참
chahm
cham