찾아
chah-chah
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To say to find, to look for politely in the present tense, use 찾아요 (chah-chah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 찾다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 찾아요 chah-chah-yoh | 찾습니다 chaht-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 찾았어 chah-chah-ssuh | 찾았어요 chah-chah-ssuh-yoh | 찾았습니다 chah-chah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 찾을 거야 chah-cheul- -guh-yah | 찾을 거예요 chah-cheul- -guh-yae-yoh | 찾을 겁니다 chah-cheul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
찾으세요
chah-cheu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
찾아요
chah-chah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
찾아요?
chah-chah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
찾고
chaht-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
찾으면
chah-cheu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
찾음
chah-cheum