찾아가
chah-chah-gah
chajaga
regular
찾아가다
To say to go and see (someone), to visit politely in the present tense, use 찾아가요 (chah-chah-gah-yoh) · chajagayo. Below is the full conjugation of 찾아가다 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 | 찾아가요 chah-chah-gah-yoh chajagayo | 찾아갑니다 chah-chah-gahm-nee-dah chajagamnida | |
| Past | 찾아갔어 chah-chah-gah-ssuh chajagasseo | 찾아갔어요 chah-chah-gah-ssuh-yoh chajagasseoyo | 찾아갔습니다 chah-chah-gah-sseum-nee-dah chajagasseumnida |
| Future | 찾아갈 거야 chah-chah-gahl guh-yah chajagal geoya | 찾아갈 거예요 chah-chah-gahl guh-yae-yoh chajagal geoyeyo | 찾아갈 겁니다 chah-chah-gahl guhm-nee-dah chajagal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
찾아가세요
chah-chah-gah-sae-yoh
chajagaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
찾아가요
chah-chah-gah-yoh
chajagayo
Question Polite (요)
찾아가요?
chah-chah-gah-yoh-?
chajagayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
찾아가고
chah-chah-gah-goh
chajagago
Conditional "if" — (면)
찾아가면
chah-chah-gah-myuhn
chajagamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
찾아가고 있어요
chah-chah-gah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chajagago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
찾아가고 싶어요
chah-chah-gah-goh shee-puh-yoh
chajagago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
찾아갈 수 있어요
chah-chah-gahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chajagal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
찾아가서
chah-chah-gah-suh
chajagaseo
Noun form — (기)
찾아가기
chah-chah-gah-gee
chajagagi
Noun form — (음)
찾아감
chah-chah-gahm
chajagam