잘못돼
chahl-moh-ttwae
jalmottwae
regular
잘못되다
To say to go wrong, to go awry politely in the present tense, use 잘못돼요 (chahl-moh-ttwae-yoh) · jalmottwaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 잘못되다 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 | 잘못돼요 chahl-moh-ttwae-yoh jalmottwaeyo | 잘못됩니다 chahl-moh-ttwaem-nee-dah jalmottoemnida | |
| Past | 잘못됐어 chahl-moh-ttwae-ssuh jalmottwaesseo | 잘못됐어요 chahl-moh-ttwae-ssuh-yoh jalmottwaesseoyo | 잘못됐습니다 chahl-moh-ttwae-sseum-nee-dah jalmottwaesseumnida |
| Future | 잘못될 거야 chahl-moh-ttwael guh-yah jalmottoel geoya | 잘못될 거예요 chahl-moh-ttwael guh-yae-yoh jalmottoel geoyeyo | 잘못될 겁니다 chahl-moh-ttwael guhm-nee-dah jalmottoel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
잘못되세요
chahl-moh-ttwae-sae-yoh
jalmottoeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
잘못돼요
chahl-moh-ttwae-yoh
jalmottwaeyo
Question Polite (요)
잘못돼요?
chahl-moh-ttwae-yoh-?
jalmottwaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
잘못되고
chahl-moh-ttwae-goh
jalmottoego
Conditional "if" — (면)
잘못되면
chahl-moh-ttwae-myuhn
jalmottoemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
잘못되고 있어요
chahl-moh-ttwae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jalmottoego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
잘못되고 싶어요
chahl-moh-ttwae-goh shee-puh-yoh
jalmottoego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
잘못될 수 있어요
chahl-moh-ttwael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jalmottoel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
잘못돼서
chahl-moh-ttwae-suh
jalmottwaeseo
Noun form — (기)
잘못되기
chahl-moh-ttwae-gee
jalmottoegi
Noun form — (음)
잘못됨
chahl-moh-ttwaem
jalmottoem