잘라
chahl-rah
르 irregular
To say to cut politely in the present tense, use 잘라요 (chahl-rah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 자르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 잘라요 chahl-rah-yoh | 자릅니다 chah-reum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 잘랐어 chahl-rah-ssuh | 잘랐어요 chahl-rah-ssuh-yoh | 잘랐습니다 chahl-rah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 자를 거야 chah-reul- -guh-yah | 자를 거예요 chah-reul- -guh-yae-yoh | 자를 겁니다 chah-reul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
자르세요
chah-reu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
잘라요
chahl-rah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
잘라요?
chahl-rah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
자르고
chah-reu-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
자르면
chah-reu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
자름
chah-reum