쳐
chyuh
chyeo
regular
치다
To say to hit, to beat, to strike, to slap, to pound politely in the present tense, use 쳐요 (chyuh-yoh) · chyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 치다 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 | 쳐요 chyuh-yoh chyeoyo | 칩니다 cheem-nee-dah chimnida | |
| Past | 쳤어 chyuh-ssuh chyeosseo | 쳤어요 chyuh-ssuh-yoh chyeosseoyo | 쳤습니다 chyuh-sseum-nee-dah chyeosseumnida |
| Future | 칠 거야 cheel guh-yah chil geoya | 칠 거예요 cheel guh-yae-yoh chil geoyeyo | 칠 겁니다 cheel guhm-nee-dah chil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
치세요
chee-sae-yoh
chiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
쳐요
chyuh-yoh
chyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
쳐요?
chyuh-yoh-?
chyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
치고
chee-goh
chigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
치면
chee-myuhn
chimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
치고 있어요
chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
치고 싶어요
chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
chigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
칠 수 있어요
cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
쳐서
chyuh-suh
chyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
치기
chee-gee
chigi
Noun form — (음)
침
cheem
chim