자취해
chah-chwee-hae
jachwihae
자취하다
To say cook for oneself politely in the present tense, use 자취해요 (chah-chwee-hae-yoh) · jachwihaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 자취하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb): 하다 verbs are formed with a Sino-Korean noun + 하다 (e.g. 공부하다 = study + do). 하다 conjugates irregularly: the ㅏ in 하 contracts with the -아/-어 suffix to give 해 (not *하어). Present polite: 해요; past polite: 했어요. The formal ending is 합니다 (not *하습니다). Most noun+하다 compounds follow this pattern uniformly. See all 하다 verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 자취해요 chah-chwee-hae-yoh jachwihaeyo | 자취합니다 chah-chwee-hahm-nee-dah jachwihamnida | |
| Past | 자취했어 chah-chwee-hae-ssuh jachwihaesseo | 자취했어요 chah-chwee-hae-ssuh-yoh jachwihaesseoyo | 자취했습니다 chah-chwee-hae-sseum-nee-dah jachwihaesseumnida |
| Future | 자취할 거야 chah-chwee-hahl guh-yah jachwihal geoya | 자취할 거예요 chah-chwee-hahl guh-yae-yoh jachwihal geoyeyo | 자취할 겁니다 chah-chwee-hahl guhm-nee-dah jachwihal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
자취하세요
chah-chwee-hah-sae-yoh
jachwihaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
자취해요
chah-chwee-hae-yoh
jachwihaeyo
Question Polite (요)
자취해요?
chah-chwee-hae-yoh-?
jachwihaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
자취하고
chah-chwee-hah-goh
jachwihago
Conditional "if" — (면)
자취하면
chah-chwee-hah-myuhn
jachwihamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
자취하고 있어요
chah-chwee-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jachwihago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
자취하고 싶어요
chah-chwee-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jachwihago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
자취할 수 있어요
chah-chwee-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jachwihal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
자취해서
chah-chwee-hae-suh
jachwihaeseo
Noun form — (기)
자취하기
chah-chwee-hah-gee
jachwihagi
Noun form — (음)
자취함
chah-chwee-hahm
jachwiham