잃어
ee-ruh
regular
To say to lose politely in the present tense, use 잃어요 (ee-ruh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 잃다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 잃어요 ee-ruh-yoh | 잃습니다 eel-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 잃었어 ee-ruh-ssuh | 잃었어요 ee-ruh-ssuh-yoh | 잃었습니다 ee-ruh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 잃을 거야 ee-reul- -guh-yah | 잃을 거예요 ee-reul- -guh-yae-yoh | 잃을 겁니다 ee-reul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
잃으세요
ee-reu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
잃어요
ee-ruh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
잃어요?
ee-ruh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
잃고
eel-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
잃으면
ee-reu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
잃음
ee-reum