접어
chuh-buh
jeobeo
regular
접다
To say to fold politely in the present tense, use 접어요 (chuh-buh-yoh) · jeobeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 접다 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 | 접어요 chuh-buh-yoh jeobeoyo | 접습니다 chuhp-sseum-nee-dah jeopsseumnida | |
| Past | 접었어 chuh-buh-ssuh jeobeosseo | 접었어요 chuh-buh-ssuh-yoh jeobeosseoyo | 접었습니다 chuh-buh-sseum-nee-dah jeobeosseumnida |
| Future | 접을 거야 chuh-beul guh-yah jeobeul geoya | 접을 거예요 chuh-beul guh-yae-yoh jeobeul geoyeyo | 접을 겁니다 chuh-beul guhm-nee-dah jeobeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
접으세요
chuh-beu-sae-yoh
jeobeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
접어요
chuh-buh-yoh
jeobeoyo
Question Polite (요)
접어요?
chuh-buh-yoh-?
jeobeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
접고
chuhp-goh
jeopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
접으면
chuh-beu-myuhn
jeobeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
접고 있어요
chuhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jeopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
접고 싶어요
chuhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
jeopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
접을 수 있어요
chuh-beul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jeobeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
접어서
chuh-buh-suh
jeobeoseo
Noun form — (기)
접기
chuhp-gee
jeopgi
Noun form — (음)
접음
chuh-beum
jeobeum