잘생겨
chahl-saeng-gyuh
jalsaenggyeo
regular
잘생기다
To say to be handsome, good-looking, beautiful politely in the present tense, use 잘생겨요 (chahl-saeng-gyuh-yoh) · jalsaenggyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 잘생기다 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 | 잘생겨요 chahl-saeng-gyuh-yoh jalsaenggyeoyo | 잘생깁니다 chahl-saeng-geem-nee-dah jalsaenggimnida | |
| Past | 잘생겼어 chahl-saeng-gyuh-ssuh jalsaenggyeosseo | 잘생겼어요 chahl-saeng-gyuh-ssuh-yoh jalsaenggyeosseoyo | 잘생겼습니다 chahl-saeng-gyuh-sseum-nee-dah jalsaenggyeosseumnida |
| Future | 잘생길 거야 chahl-saeng-geel guh-yah jalsaenggil geoya | 잘생길 거예요 chahl-saeng-geel guh-yae-yoh jalsaenggil geoyeyo | 잘생길 겁니다 chahl-saeng-geel guhm-nee-dah jalsaenggil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
잘생기세요
chahl-saeng-gee-sae-yoh
jalsaenggiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
잘생겨요
chahl-saeng-gyuh-yoh
jalsaenggyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
잘생겨요?
chahl-saeng-gyuh-yoh-?
jalsaenggyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
잘생기고
chahl-saeng-gee-goh
jalsaenggigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
잘생기면
chahl-saeng-gee-myuhn
jalsaenggimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
잘생기고 있어요
chahl-saeng-gee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jalsaenggigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
잘생기고 싶어요
chahl-saeng-gee-goh shee-puh-yoh
jalsaenggigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
잘생길 수 있어요
chahl-saeng-geel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jalsaenggil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
잘생겨서
chahl-saeng-gyuh-suh
jalsaenggyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
잘생기기
chahl-saeng-gee-gee
jalsaenggigi
Noun form — (음)
잘생김
chahl-saeng-geem
jalsaenggim