참아
chah-mah
chama
regular
참다
To say to bear politely in the present tense, use 참아요 (chah-mah-yoh) · chamayo. Below is the full conjugation of 참다 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 | 참아요 chah-mah-yoh chamayo | 참습니다 chahm-seum-nee-dah chamseumnida | |
| Past | 참았어 chah-mah-ssuh chamasseo | 참았어요 chah-mah-ssuh-yoh chamasseoyo | 참았습니다 chah-mah-sseum-nee-dah chamasseumnida |
| Future | 참을 거야 chah-meul guh-yah chameul geoya | 참을 거예요 chah-meul guh-yae-yoh chameul geoyeyo | 참을 겁니다 chah-meul guhm-nee-dah chameul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
참으세요
chah-meu-sae-yoh
chameuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
참아요
chah-mah-yoh
chamayo
Question Polite (요)
참아요?
chah-mah-yoh-?
chamayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
참고
chahm-goh
chamgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
참으면
chah-meu-myuhn
chameumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
참고 있어요
chahm-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chamgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
참고 싶어요
chahm-goh shee-puh-yoh
chamgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
참을 수 있어요
chah-meul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chameul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
참아서
chah-mah-suh
chamaseo
Noun form — (기)
참기
chahm-gee
chamgi
Noun form — (음)
참음
chah-meum
chameum