잡아
chah-bah
regular
To say to catch, to grab politely in the present tense, use 잡아요 (chah-bah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 잡다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 잡아요 chah-bah-yoh | 잡습니다 chahp-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 잡았어 chah-bah-ssuh | 잡았어요 chah-bah-ssuh-yoh | 잡았습니다 chah-bah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 잡을 거야 chah-beul- -guh-yah | 잡을 거예요 chah-beul- -guh-yae-yoh | 잡을 겁니다 chah-beul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
잡으세요
chah-beu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
잡아요
chah-bah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
잡아요?
chah-bah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
잡고
chahp-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
잡으면
chah-beu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
잡음
chah-beum