잘돼
chahl-dwae
jaldwae
regular
잘되다
To say to do well politely in the present tense, use 잘돼요 (chahl-dwae-yoh) · jaldwaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 잘되다 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 | 잘돼요 chahl-dwae-yoh jaldwaeyo | 잘됩니다 chahl-dwaem-nee-dah jaldoemnida | |
| Past | 잘됐어 chahl-dwae-ssuh jaldwaesseo | 잘됐어요 chahl-dwae-ssuh-yoh jaldwaesseoyo | 잘됐습니다 chahl-dwae-sseum-nee-dah jaldwaesseumnida |
| Future | 잘될 거야 chahl-dwael guh-yah jaldoel geoya | 잘될 거예요 chahl-dwael guh-yae-yoh jaldoel geoyeyo | 잘될 겁니다 chahl-dwael guhm-nee-dah jaldoel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
잘되세요
chahl-dwae-sae-yoh
jaldoeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
잘돼요
chahl-dwae-yoh
jaldwaeyo
Question Polite (요)
잘돼요?
chahl-dwae-yoh-?
jaldwaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
잘되고
chahl-dwae-goh
jaldoego
Conditional "if" — (면)
잘되면
chahl-dwae-myuhn
jaldoemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
잘되고 있어요
chahl-dwae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jaldoego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
잘되고 싶어요
chahl-dwae-goh shee-puh-yoh
jaldoego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
잘될 수 있어요
chahl-dwael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jaldoel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
잘돼서
chahl-dwae-suh
jaldwaeseo
Noun form — (기)
잘되기
chahl-dwae-gee
jaldoegi
Noun form — (음)
잘됨
chahl-dwaem
jaldoem