이어
ee-uh
ㅅ irregular
To say to join, to piece together, to connect politely in the present tense, use 이어요 (ee-uh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 잇다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 이어요 ee-uh-yoh | 잇습니다 eet-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 이었어 ee-uh-ssuh | 이었어요 ee-uh-ssuh-yoh | 이었습니다 ee-uh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 이을 거야 ee-eul- -guh-yah | 이을 거예요 ee-eul- -guh-yae-yoh | 이을 겁니다 ee-eul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
이으세요
ee-eu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
이어요
ee-uh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
이어요?
ee-uh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
잇고
eet-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
이으면
ee-eu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
이음
ee-eum