치러
chee-ruh
chireo
치르다
To say to pay politely in the present tense, use 치러요 (chee-ruh-yoh) · chireoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 치르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (으 irregular): 으-irregular verbs end in ㅡ preceded by a consonant (e.g. 쓰다, 예쁘다). Before a vowel suffix, the ㅡ is dropped entirely. 쓰다 (to write) → 써요, 예쁘다 (to be pretty) → 예뻐요. Because ㅡ itself has no inherent "brighter" or "darker" quality, the vowel harmony is determined by the preceding syllable. See all 으-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 치러요 chee-ruh-yoh chireoyo | 치릅니다 chee-reum-nee-dah chireumnida | |
| Past | 치렀어 chee-ruh-ssuh chireosseo | 치렀어요 chee-ruh-ssuh-yoh chireosseoyo | 치렀습니다 chee-ruh-sseum-nee-dah chireosseumnida |
| Future | 치를 거야 chee-reul guh-yah chireul geoya | 치를 거예요 chee-reul guh-yae-yoh chireul geoyeyo | 치를 겁니다 chee-reul guhm-nee-dah chireul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
치르세요
chee-reu-sae-yoh
chireuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
치러요
chee-ruh-yoh
chireoyo
Question Polite (요)
치러요?
chee-ruh-yoh-?
chireoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
치르고
chee-reu-goh
chireugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
치르면
chee-reu-myuhn
chireumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
치르고 있어요
chee-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chireugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
치르고 싶어요
chee-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
chireugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
치를 수 있어요
chee-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chireul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
치러서
chee-ruh-suh
chireoseo
Noun form — (기)
치르기
chee-reu-gee
chireugi
Noun form — (음)
치름
chee-reum
chireum