자셔
chah-syuh
jasyeo
regular
자시다
To say extreme honorific of 먹다 (to eat) politely in the present tense, use 자셔요 (chah-syuh-yoh) · jasyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 자시다 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 | 자셔요 chah-syuh-yoh jasyeoyo | 자십니다 chah-sheem-nee-dah jasimnida | |
| Past | 자셨어 chah-syuh-ssuh jasyeosseo | 자셨어요 chah-syuh-ssuh-yoh jasyeosseoyo | 자셨습니다 chah-syuh-sseum-nee-dah jasyeosseumnida |
| Future | 자실 거야 chah-sheel guh-yah jasil geoya | 자실 거예요 chah-sheel guh-yae-yoh jasil geoyeyo | 자실 겁니다 chah-sheel guhm-nee-dah jasil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
자시세요
chah-shee-sae-yoh
jasiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
자셔요
chah-syuh-yoh
jasyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
자셔요?
chah-syuh-yoh-?
jasyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
자시고
chah-shee-goh
jasigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
자시면
chah-shee-myuhn
jasimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
자시고 있어요
chah-shee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jasigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
자시고 싶어요
chah-shee-goh shee-puh-yoh
jasigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
자실 수 있어요
chah-sheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jasil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
자셔서
chah-syuh-suh
jasyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
자시기
chah-shee-gee
jasigi
Noun form — (음)
자심
chah-sheem
jasim