잘아
chah-rah
ㄹ stem (adj)
To say to be small, to little, to fine, to be tiny, to be thin politely in the present tense, use 잘아요 (chah-rah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 잘다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 잘아요 chah-rah-yoh | 잡니다 chahm-nee-dah | |
| Past | 잘았어 chah-rah-ssuh | 잘았어요 chah-rah-ssuh-yoh | 잘았습니다 chah-rah-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)
잘아요
chah-rah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
잘아요?
chah-rah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
잘고
chahl-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
잘면
chahl-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
잚
chahm