흠잡아
heum-chah-bah
heumjaba
regular
흠잡다
To say to find fault with politely in the present tense, use 흠잡아요 (heum-chah-bah-yoh) · heumjabayo. Below is the full conjugation of 흠잡다 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 | 흠잡아요 heum-chah-bah-yoh heumjabayo | 흠잡습니다 heum-chahp-sseum-nee-dah heumjapsseumnida | |
| Past | 흠잡았어 heum-chah-bah-ssuh heumjabasseo | 흠잡았어요 heum-chah-bah-ssuh-yoh heumjabasseoyo | 흠잡았습니다 heum-chah-bah-sseum-nee-dah heumjabasseumnida |
| Future | 흠잡을 거야 heum-chah-beul guh-yah heumjabeul geoya | 흠잡을 거예요 heum-chah-beul guh-yae-yoh heumjabeul geoyeyo | 흠잡을 겁니다 heum-chah-beul guhm-nee-dah heumjabeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
흠잡으세요
heum-chah-beu-sae-yoh
heumjabeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
흠잡아요
heum-chah-bah-yoh
heumjabayo
Question Polite (요)
흠잡아요?
heum-chah-bah-yoh-?
heumjabayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
흠잡고
heum-chahp-goh
heumjapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
흠잡으면
heum-chah-beu-myuhn
heumjabeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
흠잡고 있어요
heum-chahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
heumjapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
흠잡고 싶어요
heum-chahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
heumjapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
흠잡을 수 있어요
heum-chah-beul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
heumjabeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
흠잡아서
heum-chah-bah-suh
heumjabaseo
Noun form — (기)
흠잡기
heum-chahp-gee
heumjapgi
Noun form — (음)
흠잡음
heum-chah-beum
heumjabeum