재워
chae-wuh
jaewo
regular
재우다
To say to put someone to bed, to lull (a baby) politely in the present tense, use 재워요 (chae-wuh-yoh) · jaewoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 재우다 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 | 재워요 chae-wuh-yoh jaewoyo | 재웁니다 chae-oom-nee-dah jaeumnida | |
| Past | 재웠어 chae-wuh-ssuh jaewosseo | 재웠어요 chae-wuh-ssuh-yoh jaewosseoyo | 재웠습니다 chae-wuh-sseum-nee-dah jaewosseumnida |
| Future | 재울 거야 chae-ool guh-yah jaeul geoya | 재울 거예요 chae-ool guh-yae-yoh jaeul geoyeyo | 재울 겁니다 chae-ool guhm-nee-dah jaeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
재우세요
chae-oo-sae-yoh
jaeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
재워요
chae-wuh-yoh
jaewoyo
Question Polite (요)
재워요?
chae-wuh-yoh-?
jaewoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
재우고
chae-oo-goh
jaeugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
재우면
chae-oo-myuhn
jaeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
재우고 있어요
chae-oo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jaeugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
재우고 싶어요
chae-oo-goh shee-puh-yoh
jaeugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
재울 수 있어요
chae-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jaeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
재워서
chae-wuh-suh
jaewoseo
Noun form — (기)
재우기
chae-oo-gee
jaeugi
Noun form — (음)
재움
chae-oom
jaeum