절여
chuh-ryuh
jeoryeo
regular
절이다
To say to preserve in salt politely in the present tense, use 절여요 (chuh-ryuh-yoh) · jeoryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 절이다 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 | 절여요 chuh-ryuh-yoh jeoryeoyo | 절입니다 chuh-reem-nee-dah jeorimnida | |
| Past | 절였어 chuh-ryuh-ssuh jeoryeosseo | 절였어요 chuh-ryuh-ssuh-yoh jeoryeosseoyo | 절였습니다 chuh-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah jeoryeosseumnida |
| Future | 절일 거야 chuh-reel guh-yah jeoril geoya | 절일 거예요 chuh-reel guh-yae-yoh jeoril geoyeyo | 절일 겁니다 chuh-reel guhm-nee-dah jeoril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
절이세요
chuh-ree-sae-yoh
jeoriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
절여요
chuh-ryuh-yoh
jeoryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
절여요?
chuh-ryuh-yoh-?
jeoryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
절이고
chuh-ree-goh
jeorigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
절이면
chuh-ree-myuhn
jeorimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
절이고 있어요
chuh-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jeorigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
절이고 싶어요
chuh-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
jeorigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
절일 수 있어요
chuh-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jeoril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
절여서
chuh-ryuh-suh
jeoryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
절이기
chuh-ree-gee
jeorigi
Noun form — (음)
절임
chuh-reem
jeorim