잘못해
chahl-moh-tae
jalmotae
잘못하다
To say to err politely in the present tense, use 잘못해요 (chahl-moh-tae-yoh) · jalmotaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 잘못하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb): 하다 verbs are formed with a Sino-Korean noun + 하다 (e.g. 공부하다 = study + do). 하다 conjugates irregularly: the ㅏ in 하 contracts with the -아/-어 suffix to give 해 (not *하어). Present polite: 해요; past polite: 했어요. The formal ending is 합니다 (not *하습니다). Most noun+하다 compounds follow this pattern uniformly. 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 | 잘못해요 chahl-moh-tae-yoh jalmotaeyo | 잘못합니다 chahl-moh-tahm-nee-dah jalmotamnida | |
| Past | 잘못했어 chahl-moh-tae-ssuh jalmotaesseo | 잘못했어요 chahl-moh-tae-ssuh-yoh jalmotaesseoyo | 잘못했습니다 chahl-moh-tae-sseum-nee-dah jalmotaesseumnida |
| Future | 잘못할 거야 chahl-moh-tahl guh-yah jalmotal geoya | 잘못할 거예요 chahl-moh-tahl guh-yae-yoh jalmotal geoyeyo | 잘못할 겁니다 chahl-moh-tahl guhm-nee-dah jalmotal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
잘못하세요
chahl-moh-tah-sae-yoh
jalmotaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
잘못해요
chahl-moh-tae-yoh
jalmotaeyo
Question Polite (요)
잘못해요?
chahl-moh-tae-yoh-?
jalmotaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
잘못하고
chahl-moh-tah-goh
jalmotago
Conditional "if" — (면)
잘못하면
chahl-moh-tah-myuhn
jalmotamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
잘못하고 있어요
chahl-moh-tah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jalmotago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
잘못하고 싶어요
chahl-moh-tah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jalmotago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
잘못할 수 있어요
chahl-moh-tahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jalmotal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
잘못해서
chahl-moh-tae-suh
jalmotaeseo
Noun form — (기)
잘못하기
chahl-moh-tah-gee
jalmotagi
Noun form — (음)
잘못함
chahl-moh-tahm
jalmotam