참아
chah-mah
regular
To say to bear politely in the present tense, use 참아요 (chah-mah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 참다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 참아요 chah-mah-yoh | 참습니다 chahm-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 참았어 chah-mah-ssuh | 참았어요 chah-mah-ssuh-yoh | 참았습니다 chah-mah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 참을 거야 chah-meul- -guh-yah | 참을 거예요 chah-meul- -guh-yae-yoh | 참을 겁니다 chah-meul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
참으세요
chah-meu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
참아요
chah-mah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
참아요?
chah-mah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
참고
chahm-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
참으면
chah-meu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
참음
chah-meum