잘라
chahl-rah
jalra
자르다
To say to cut politely in the present tense, use 잘라요 (chahl-rah-yoh) · jalrayo. Below is the full conjugation of 자르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (르 irregular): 르-irregular verbs and adjectives end in 르다. Before the -어/-아 suffix the 르 splits: the ㅡ vowel drops and a ㄹ is added as the final consonant of the preceding syllable. 모르다 (not to know) → 몰라요 (not *모르어요), 부르다 (to call) → 불러요. Before consonant suffixes 르 stays intact: 모르고, 부르지. See all 르-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 잘라요 chahl-rah-yoh jalrayo | 자릅니다 chah-reum-nee-dah jareumnida | |
| Past | 잘랐어 chahl-rah-ssuh jalrasseo | 잘랐어요 chahl-rah-ssuh-yoh jalrasseoyo | 잘랐습니다 chahl-rah-sseum-nee-dah jalrasseumnida |
| Future | 자를 거야 chah-reul guh-yah jareul geoya | 자를 거예요 chah-reul guh-yae-yoh jareul geoyeyo | 자를 겁니다 chah-reul guhm-nee-dah jareul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
자르세요
chah-reu-sae-yoh
jareuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
잘라요
chahl-rah-yoh
jalrayo
Question Polite (요)
잘라요?
chahl-rah-yoh-?
jalrayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
자르고
chah-reu-goh
jareugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
자르면
chah-reu-myuhn
jareumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
자르고 있어요
chah-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jareugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
자르고 싶어요
chah-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
jareugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
자를 수 있어요
chah-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jareul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
잘라서
chahl-rah-suh
jalraseo
Noun form — (기)
자르기
chah-reu-gee
jareugi
Noun form — (음)
자름
chah-reum
jareum