잡혀
chah-pyuh
japyeo
regular
잡히다
To say to be caught politely in the present tense, use 잡혀요 (chah-pyuh-yoh) · japyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 잡히다 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 | 잡혀요 chah-pyuh-yoh japyeoyo | 잡힙니다 chah-peem-nee-dah japimnida | |
| Past | 잡혔어 chah-pyuh-ssuh japyeosseo | 잡혔어요 chah-pyuh-ssuh-yoh japyeosseoyo | 잡혔습니다 chah-pyuh-sseum-nee-dah japyeosseumnida |
| Future | 잡힐 거야 chah-peel guh-yah japil geoya | 잡힐 거예요 chah-peel guh-yae-yoh japil geoyeyo | 잡힐 겁니다 chah-peel guhm-nee-dah japil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
잡히세요
chah-pee-sae-yoh
japiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
잡혀요
chah-pyuh-yoh
japyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
잡혀요?
chah-pyuh-yoh-?
japyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
잡히고
chah-pee-goh
japigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
잡히면
chah-pee-myuhn
japimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
잡히고 있어요
chah-pee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
japigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
잡히고 싶어요
chah-pee-goh shee-puh-yoh
japigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
잡힐 수 있어요
chah-peel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
japil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
잡혀서
chah-pyuh-suh
japyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
잡히기
chah-pee-gee
japigi
Noun form — (음)
잡힘
chah-peem
japim