차가워
chah-gah-wuh
chagawo
차갑다
To say to be cold (to the touch), icy, cold-hearted politely in the present tense, use 차가워요 (chah-gah-wuh-yoh) · chagawoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 차갑다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅂ irregular (adj)): ㅂ-irregular adjectives follow the same rule as ㅂ-irregular verbs: the ㅂ changes to 우 when a vowel suffix follows. 덥다 (to be hot) becomes 더워요; 쉽다 (to be easy) becomes 쉬워요. The ㅂ is kept intact before consonant suffixes: 덥고, 쉽지. See all ㅂ-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 차가워요 chah-gah-wuh-yoh chagawoyo | 차갑습니다 chah-gahp-sseum-nee-dah chagapsseumnida | |
| Past | 차가웠어 chah-gah-wuh-ssuh chagawosseo | 차가웠어요 chah-gah-wuh-ssuh-yoh chagawosseoyo | 차가웠습니다 chah-gah-wuh-sseum-nee-dah chagawosseumnida |
| Future | 차가울 거야 chah-gah-ool guh-yah chagaul geoya | 차가울 거예요 chah-gah-ool guh-yae-yoh chagaul geoyeyo | 차가울 겁니다 chah-gah-ool guhm-nee-dah chagaul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
차가우세요
chah-gah-oo-sae-yoh
chagauseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
차가워요
chah-gah-wuh-yoh
chagawoyo
Question Polite (요)
차가워요?
chah-gah-wuh-yoh-?
chagawoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
차갑고
chah-gahp-goh
chagapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
차가우면
chah-gah-oo-myuhn
chagaumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
차갑고 있어요
chah-gahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chagapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
차갑고 싶어요
chah-gahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
chagapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
차가울 수 있어요
chah-gah-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chagaul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
차가워서
chah-gah-wuh-suh
chagawoseo
Noun form — (기)
차갑기
chah-gahp-gee
chagapgi
Noun form — (음)
차가움
chah-gah-oom
chagaum