재잘거려
chae-chahl-guh-ryuh
jaejalgeoryeo
regular
재잘거리다
To say to chat politely in the present tense, use 재잘거려요 (chae-chahl-guh-ryuh-yoh) · jaejalgeoryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 재잘거리다 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 | 재잘거려요 chae-chahl-guh-ryuh-yoh jaejalgeoryeoyo | 재잘거립니다 chae-chahl-guh-reem-nee-dah jaejalgeorimnida | |
| Past | 재잘거렸어 chae-chahl-guh-ryuh-ssuh jaejalgeoryeosseo | 재잘거렸어요 chae-chahl-guh-ryuh-ssuh-yoh jaejalgeoryeosseoyo | 재잘거렸습니다 chae-chahl-guh-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah jaejalgeoryeosseumnida |
| Future | 재잘거릴 거야 chae-chahl-guh-reel guh-yah jaejalgeoril geoya | 재잘거릴 거예요 chae-chahl-guh-reel guh-yae-yoh jaejalgeoril geoyeyo | 재잘거릴 겁니다 chae-chahl-guh-reel guhm-nee-dah jaejalgeoril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
재잘거리세요
chae-chahl-guh-ree-sae-yoh
jaejalgeoriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
재잘거려요
chae-chahl-guh-ryuh-yoh
jaejalgeoryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
재잘거려요?
chae-chahl-guh-ryuh-yoh-?
jaejalgeoryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
재잘거리고
chae-chahl-guh-ree-goh
jaejalgeorigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
재잘거리면
chae-chahl-guh-ree-myuhn
jaejalgeorimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
재잘거리고 있어요
chae-chahl-guh-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jaejalgeorigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
재잘거리고 싶어요
chae-chahl-guh-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
jaejalgeorigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
재잘거릴 수 있어요
chae-chahl-guh-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jaejalgeoril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
재잘거려서
chae-chahl-guh-ryuh-suh
jaejalgeoryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
재잘거리기
chae-chahl-guh-ree-gee
jaejalgeorigi
Noun form — (음)
재잘거림
chae-chahl-guh-reem
jaejalgeorim