자
chah
regular
To say to sleep politely in the present tense, use 자요 (chah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 자다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 자요 chah-yoh | 잡니다 chahm-nee-dah | |
| Past | 잤어 chah-ssuh | 잤어요 chah-ssuh-yoh | 잤습니다 chah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 잘 거야 chahl- -guh-yah | 잘 거예요 chahl- -guh-yae-yoh | 잘 겁니다 chahl- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
자세요
chah-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
자요
chah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
자요?
chah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
자고
chah-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
자면
chah-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
잠
chahm