춰
chwuh
chwo
regular
추다
To say to dance politely in the present tense, use 춰요 (chwuh-yoh) · chwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 추다 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 | 춰요 chwuh-yoh chwoyo | 춥니다 choom-nee-dah chumnida | |
| Past | 췄어 chwuh-ssuh chwosseo | 췄어요 chwuh-ssuh-yoh chwosseoyo | 췄습니다 chwuh-sseum-nee-dah chwosseumnida |
| Future | 출 거야 chool guh-yah chul geoya | 출 거예요 chool guh-yae-yoh chul geoyeyo | 출 겁니다 chool guhm-nee-dah chul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
추세요
choo-sae-yoh
chuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
춰요
chwuh-yoh
chwoyo
Question Polite (요)
춰요?
chwuh-yoh-?
chwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
추고
choo-goh
chugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
추면
choo-myuhn
chumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
추고 있어요
choo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
추고 싶어요
choo-goh shee-puh-yoh
chugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
출 수 있어요
chool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
춰서
chwuh-suh
chwoseo
Noun form — (기)
추기
choo-gee
chugi
Noun form — (음)
춤
choom
chum