책임져
chae-geem-chyuh
chaegimjyeo
regular
책임지다
To say to take responsibility, to be responsible politely in the present tense, use 책임져요 (chae-geem-chyuh-yoh) · chaegimjyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 책임지다 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 | 책임져요 chae-geem-chyuh-yoh chaegimjyeoyo | 책임집니다 chae-geem-cheem-nee-dah chaegimjimnida | |
| Past | 책임졌어 chae-geem-chyuh-ssuh chaegimjyeosseo | 책임졌어요 chae-geem-chyuh-ssuh-yoh chaegimjyeosseoyo | 책임졌습니다 chae-geem-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah chaegimjyeosseumnida |
| Future | 책임질 거야 chae-geem-cheel guh-yah chaegimjil geoya | 책임질 거예요 chae-geem-cheel guh-yae-yoh chaegimjil geoyeyo | 책임질 겁니다 chae-geem-cheel guhm-nee-dah chaegimjil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
책임지세요
chae-geem-chee-sae-yoh
chaegimjiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
책임져요
chae-geem-chyuh-yoh
chaegimjyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
책임져요?
chae-geem-chyuh-yoh-?
chaegimjyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
책임지고
chae-geem-chee-goh
chaegimjigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
책임지면
chae-geem-chee-myuhn
chaegimjimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
책임지고 있어요
chae-geem-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chaegimjigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
책임지고 싶어요
chae-geem-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
chaegimjigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
책임질 수 있어요
chae-geem-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chaegimjil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
책임져서
chae-geem-chyuh-suh
chaegimjyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
책임지기
chae-geem-chee-gee
chaegimjigi
Noun form — (음)
책임짐
chae-geem-cheem
chaegimjim