자잘해
chah-chahl-hae
jajalhae
자잘하다
To say to be teeny, to be tiny politely in the present tense, use 자잘해요 (chah-chahl-hae-yoh) · jajalhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 자잘하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb (adj)): 하다 adjectives use the same verb 하다 as a suffix to turn descriptive nouns into predicates (행복하다 = to be happy). They conjugate identically to 하다 verbs: the 하 contracts before -아/-어 suffixes to give 해. 행복해요, 행복했어요, 행복합니다. 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 | 자잘해요 chah-chahl-hae-yoh jajalhaeyo | 자잘합니다 chah-chahl-hahm-nee-dah jajalhamnida | |
| Past | 자잘했어 chah-chahl-hae-ssuh jajalhaesseo | 자잘했어요 chah-chahl-hae-ssuh-yoh jajalhaesseoyo | 자잘했습니다 chah-chahl-hae-sseum-nee-dah jajalhaesseumnida |
| Future | 자잘할 거야 chah-chahl-hahl guh-yah jajalhal geoya | 자잘할 거예요 chah-chahl-hahl guh-yae-yoh jajalhal geoyeyo | 자잘할 겁니다 chah-chahl-hahl guhm-nee-dah jajalhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
자잘하세요
chah-chahl-hah-sae-yoh
jajalhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
자잘해요
chah-chahl-hae-yoh
jajalhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
자잘해요?
chah-chahl-hae-yoh-?
jajalhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
자잘하고
chah-chahl-hah-goh
jajalhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
자잘하면
chah-chahl-hah-myuhn
jajalhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
자잘하고 있어요
chah-chahl-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jajalhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
자잘하고 싶어요
chah-chahl-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jajalhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
자잘할 수 있어요
chah-chahl-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jajalhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
자잘해서
chah-chahl-hae-suh
jajalhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
자잘하기
chah-chahl-hah-gee
jajalhagi
Noun form — (음)
자잘함
chah-chahl-hahm
jajalham