잗갈아
chaht-gah-rah
jatgara
잗갈다
To say to finely grind politely in the present tense, use 잗갈아요 (chaht-gah-rah-yoh) · jatgarayo. Below is the full conjugation of 잗갈다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem): ㄹ-stem verbs end in ㄹ as the final consonant. They are conjugated regularly with vowel suffixes (살다 → 살아요), but the ㄹ drops before certain consonant suffixes — specifically before ㄴ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and before the formal ending 습니다: 살다 → 사는, 삽니다, 살지 (ㄹ kept before ㅈ). This is sometimes called a "ㄹ drop" or "ㄹ irregular." See all ㄹ-stem verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 잗갈아요 chaht-gah-rah-yoh jatgarayo | 잗갑니다 chaht-gahm-nee-dah jatgamnida | |
| Past | 잗갈았어 chaht-gah-rah-ssuh jatgarasseo | 잗갈았어요 chaht-gah-rah-ssuh-yoh jatgarasseoyo | 잗갈았습니다 chaht-gah-rah-sseum-nee-dah jatgarasseumnida |
| Future | 잗갈 거야 chaht-gahl guh-yah jatgal geoya | 잗갈 거예요 chaht-gahl guh-yae-yoh jatgal geoyeyo | 잗갈 겁니다 chaht-gahl guhm-nee-dah jatgal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
잗가세요
chaht-gah-sae-yoh
jatgaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
잗갈아요
chaht-gah-rah-yoh
jatgarayo
Question Polite (요)
잗갈아요?
chaht-gah-rah-yoh-?
jatgarayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
잗갈고
chaht-gahl-goh
jatgalgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
잗갈면
chaht-gahl-myuhn
jatgalmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
잗갈고 있어요
chaht-gahl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jatgalgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
잗갈고 싶어요
chaht-gahl-goh shee-puh-yoh
jatgalgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
잗갈 수 있어요
chaht-gahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jatgal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
잗갈아서
chaht-gah-rah-suh
jatgaraseo
Noun form — (기)
잗갈기
chaht-gahl-gee
jatgalgi
Noun form — (음)
잗갊
chaht-gahm
jatgam