적어
chuh-guh
descriptive
To say to be little, to be few politely in the present tense, use 적어요 (chuh-guh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 적다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 적어요 chuh-guh-yoh | 적습니다 chuhg-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 적었어 chuh-guh-ssuh | 적었어요 chuh-guh-ssuh-yoh | 적었습니다 chuh-guh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 적을 거야 chuh-geul- -guh-yah | 적을 거예요 chuh-geul- -guh-yae-yoh | 적을 겁니다 chuh-geul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
적으세요
chuh-geu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
적어요
chuh-guh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
적어요?
chuh-guh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
적고
chuhg-ggoh
Conditional “if” — (면)
적으면
chuh-geu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
적음
chuh-geum