흠잡아
heum-chah-bah
regular
To say to find fault with politely in the present tense, use 흠잡아요 (heum-chah-bah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 흠잡다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 흠잡아요 heum-chah-bah-yoh | 흠잡습니다 heum-chahp-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 흠잡았어 heum-chah-bah-ssuh | 흠잡았어요 heum-chah-bah-ssuh-yoh | 흠잡았습니다 heum-chah-bah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 흠잡을 거야 heum-chah-beul- -guh-yah | 흠잡을 거예요 heum-chah-beul- -guh-yae-yoh | 흠잡을 겁니다 heum-chah-beul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
흠잡으세요
heum-chah-beu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
흠잡아요
heum-chah-bah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
흠잡아요?
heum-chah-bah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
흠잡고
heum-chahp-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
흠잡으면
heum-chah-beu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
흠잡음
heum-chah-beum