잠겨
chahm-gyuh
jamgyeo
regular
잠기다
To say to sink, to be submerged politely in the present tense, use 잠겨요 (chahm-gyuh-yoh) · jamgyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 잠기다 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 | 잠겨요 chahm-gyuh-yoh jamgyeoyo | 잠깁니다 chahm-geem-nee-dah jamgimnida | |
| Past | 잠겼어 chahm-gyuh-ssuh jamgyeosseo | 잠겼어요 chahm-gyuh-ssuh-yoh jamgyeosseoyo | 잠겼습니다 chahm-gyuh-sseum-nee-dah jamgyeosseumnida |
| Future | 잠길 거야 chahm-geel guh-yah jamgil geoya | 잠길 거예요 chahm-geel guh-yae-yoh jamgil geoyeyo | 잠길 겁니다 chahm-geel guhm-nee-dah jamgil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
잠기세요
chahm-gee-sae-yoh
jamgiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
잠겨요
chahm-gyuh-yoh
jamgyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
잠겨요?
chahm-gyuh-yoh-?
jamgyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
잠기고
chahm-gee-goh
jamgigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
잠기면
chahm-gee-myuhn
jamgimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
잠기고 있어요
chahm-gee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jamgigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
잠기고 싶어요
chahm-gee-goh shee-puh-yoh
jamgigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
잠길 수 있어요
chahm-geel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jamgil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
잠겨서
chahm-gyuh-suh
jamgyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
잠기기
chahm-gee-gee
jamgigi
Noun form — (음)
잠김
chahm-geem
jamgim