채
chae
regular
채다
To say to seize, to snatch politely in the present tense, use 채요 (chae-yoh) · chaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 채다 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 | 채요 chae-yoh chaeyo | 챕니다 chaem-nee-dah chaemnida | |
| Past | 챘어 chae-ssuh chaesseo | 챘어요 chae-ssuh-yoh chaesseoyo | 챘습니다 chae-sseum-nee-dah chaesseumnida |
| Future | 챌 거야 chael guh-yah chael geoya | 챌 거예요 chael guh-yae-yoh chael geoyeyo | 챌 겁니다 chael guhm-nee-dah chael geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
채세요
chae-sae-yoh
chaeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
채요
chae-yoh
chaeyo
Question Polite (요)
채요?
chae-yoh-?
chaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
채고
chae-goh
chaego
Conditional "if" — (면)
채면
chae-myuhn
chaemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
채고 있어요
chae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chaego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
채고 싶어요
chae-goh shee-puh-yoh
chaego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
챌 수 있어요
chael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chael su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
채서
chae-suh
chaeseo
Noun form — (기)
채기
chae-gee
chaegi
Noun form — (음)
챔
chaem