젖어
chuh-chuh
jeojeo
regular
젖다
To say to get wet politely in the present tense, use 젖어요 (chuh-chuh-yoh) · jeojeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 젖다 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 | 젖어요 chuh-chuh-yoh jeojeoyo | 젖습니다 chuht-seum-nee-dah jeotseumnida | |
| Past | 젖었어 chuh-chuh-ssuh jeojeosseo | 젖었어요 chuh-chuh-ssuh-yoh jeojeosseoyo | 젖었습니다 chuh-chuh-sseum-nee-dah jeojeosseumnida |
| Future | 젖을 거야 chuh-cheul guh-yah jeojeul geoya | 젖을 거예요 chuh-cheul guh-yae-yoh jeojeul geoyeyo | 젖을 겁니다 chuh-cheul guhm-nee-dah jeojeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
젖으세요
chuh-cheu-sae-yoh
jeojeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
젖어요
chuh-chuh-yoh
jeojeoyo
Question Polite (요)
젖어요?
chuh-chuh-yoh-?
jeojeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
젖고
chuht-goh
jeotgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
젖으면
chuh-cheu-myuhn
jeojeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
젖고 있어요
chuht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jeotgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
젖고 싶어요
chuht-goh shee-puh-yoh
jeotgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
젖을 수 있어요
chuh-cheul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jeojeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
젖어서
chuh-chuh-suh
jeojeoseo
Noun form — (기)
젖기
chuht-gee
jeotgi
Noun form — (음)
젖음
chuh-cheum
jeojeum