다져
dah-chyuh
dajyeo
regular
다지다
To say to mince, to firm up politely in the present tense, use 다져요 (dah-chyuh-yoh) · dajyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 다지다 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 | 다져요 dah-chyuh-yoh dajyeoyo | 다집니다 dah-cheem-nee-dah dajimnida | |
| Past | 다졌어 dah-chyuh-ssuh dajyeosseo | 다졌어요 dah-chyuh-ssuh-yoh dajyeosseoyo | 다졌습니다 dah-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah dajyeosseumnida |
| Future | 다질 거야 dah-cheel guh-yah dajil geoya | 다질 거예요 dah-cheel guh-yae-yoh dajil geoyeyo | 다질 겁니다 dah-cheel guhm-nee-dah dajil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
다지세요
dah-chee-sae-yoh
dajiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
다져요
dah-chyuh-yoh
dajyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
다져요?
dah-chyuh-yoh-?
dajyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
다지고
dah-chee-goh
dajigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
다지면
dah-chee-myuhn
dajimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
다지고 있어요
dah-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dajigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
다지고 싶어요
dah-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
dajigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
다질 수 있어요
dah-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dajil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
다져서
dah-chyuh-suh
dajyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
다지기
dah-chee-gee
dajigi
Noun form — (음)
다짐
dah-cheem
dajim