찾아
chah-chah
chaja
regular
찾다
To say to find, to look for politely in the present tense, use 찾아요 (chah-chah-yoh) · chajayo. Below is the full conjugation of 찾다 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 | 찾아요 chah-chah-yoh chajayo | 찾습니다 chaht-seum-nee-dah chatseumnida | |
| Past | 찾았어 chah-chah-ssuh chajasseo | 찾았어요 chah-chah-ssuh-yoh chajasseoyo | 찾았습니다 chah-chah-sseum-nee-dah chajasseumnida |
| Future | 찾을 거야 chah-cheul guh-yah chajeul geoya | 찾을 거예요 chah-cheul guh-yae-yoh chajeul geoyeyo | 찾을 겁니다 chah-cheul guhm-nee-dah chajeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
찾으세요
chah-cheu-sae-yoh
chajeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
찾아요
chah-chah-yoh
chajayo
Question Polite (요)
찾아요?
chah-chah-yoh-?
chajayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
찾고
chaht-goh
chatgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
찾으면
chah-cheu-myuhn
chajeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
찾고 있어요
chaht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chatgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
찾고 싶어요
chaht-goh shee-puh-yoh
chatgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
찾을 수 있어요
chah-cheul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chajeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
찾아서
chah-chah-suh
chajaseo
Noun form — (기)
찾기
chaht-gee
chatgi
Noun form — (음)
찾음
chah-cheum
chajeum