어쩌
uh-jjuh
eojjeo
regular
어쩌다
To say to be inevitable politely in the present tense, use 어쩌요 (uh-jjuh-yoh) · eojjeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 어쩌다 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 | 어쩌요 uh-jjuh-yoh eojjeoyo | 어쩝니다 uh-jjuhm-nee-dah eojjeomnida | |
| Past | 어쩠어 uh-jjuh-ssuh eojjeosseo | 어쩠어요 uh-jjuh-ssuh-yoh eojjeosseoyo | 어쩠습니다 uh-jjuh-sseum-nee-dah eojjeosseumnida |
| Future | 어쩔 거야 uh-jjuhl guh-yah eojjeol geoya | 어쩔 거예요 uh-jjuhl guh-yae-yoh eojjeol geoyeyo | 어쩔 겁니다 uh-jjuhl guhm-nee-dah eojjeol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
어쩌세요
uh-jjuh-sae-yoh
eojjeoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
어쩌요
uh-jjuh-yoh
eojjeoyo
Question Polite (요)
어쩌요?
uh-jjuh-yoh-?
eojjeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
어쩌고
uh-jjuh-goh
eojjeogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
어쩌면
uh-jjuh-myuhn
eojjeomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
어쩌고 있어요
uh-jjuh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eojjeogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
어쩌고 싶어요
uh-jjuh-goh shee-puh-yoh
eojjeogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
어쩔 수 있어요
uh-jjuhl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eojjeol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
어쩌서
uh-jjuh-suh
eojjeoseo
Noun form — (기)
어쩌기
uh-jjuh-gee
eojjeogi
Noun form — (음)
어쩜
uh-jjuhm
eojjeom