자아
chah-ah
jaa
잣다
To say to spin (make yarn) politely in the present tense, use 자아요 (chah-ah-yoh) · jaayo. Below is the full conjugation of 잣다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅅ irregular): ㅅ-irregular verbs end in 다 with a ㅅ final consonant. Before a vowel suffix the ㅅ drops entirely, leaving no consonant. 짓다 (to build) becomes 지어요 — NOT *짓어요. Before consonants the ㅅ remains: 짓고, 짓지. Several ㅅ-final verbs are regular (e.g. 씻다, 벗다), so this must be learnt word by word. See all ㅅ-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 자아요 chah-ah-yoh jaayo | 잣습니다 chaht-seum-nee-dah jatseumnida | |
| Past | 자았어 chah-ah-ssuh jaasseo | 자았어요 chah-ah-ssuh-yoh jaasseoyo | 자았습니다 chah-ah-sseum-nee-dah jaasseumnida |
| Future | 자을 거야 chah-eul guh-yah jaeul geoya | 자을 거예요 chah-eul guh-yae-yoh jaeul geoyeyo | 자을 겁니다 chah-eul guhm-nee-dah jaeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
자으세요
chah-eu-sae-yoh
jaeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
자아요
chah-ah-yoh
jaayo
Question Polite (요)
자아요?
chah-ah-yoh-?
jaayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
잣고
chaht-goh
jatgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
자으면
chah-eu-myuhn
jaeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
잣고 있어요
chaht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jatgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
잣고 싶어요
chaht-goh shee-puh-yoh
jatgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
자을 수 있어요
chah-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jaeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
자아서
chah-ah-suh
jaaseo
Noun form — (기)
잣기
chaht-gee
jatgi
Noun form — (음)
자음
chah-eum
jaeum