춤춰
choom-chwuh
chumchwo
regular
춤추다
To say to dance politely in the present tense, use 춤춰요 (choom-chwuh-yoh) · chumchwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 춤추다 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 | 춤춰요 choom-chwuh-yoh chumchwoyo | 춤춥니다 choom-choom-nee-dah chumchumnida | |
| Past | 춤췄어 choom-chwuh-ssuh chumchwosseo | 춤췄어요 choom-chwuh-ssuh-yoh chumchwosseoyo | 춤췄습니다 choom-chwuh-sseum-nee-dah chumchwosseumnida |
| Future | 춤출 거야 choom-chool guh-yah chumchul geoya | 춤출 거예요 choom-chool guh-yae-yoh chumchul geoyeyo | 춤출 겁니다 choom-chool guhm-nee-dah chumchul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
춤추세요
choom-choo-sae-yoh
chumchuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
춤춰요
choom-chwuh-yoh
chumchwoyo
Question Polite (요)
춤춰요?
choom-chwuh-yoh-?
chumchwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
춤추고
choom-choo-goh
chumchugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
춤추면
choom-choo-myuhn
chumchumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
춤추고 있어요
choom-choo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chumchugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
춤추고 싶어요
choom-choo-goh shee-puh-yoh
chumchugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
춤출 수 있어요
choom-chool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chumchul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
춤춰서
choom-chwuh-suh
chumchwoseo
Noun form — (기)
춤추기
choom-choo-gee
chumchugi
Noun form — (음)
춤춤
choom-choom
chumchum