젓가락질해
chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hae
jeotgarakjilhae
젓가락질하다
To say to use chopsticks politely in the present tense, use 젓가락질해요 (chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hae-yoh) · jeotgarakjilhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 젓가락질하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb): 하다 verbs are formed with a Sino-Korean noun + 하다 (e.g. 공부하다 = study + do). 하다 conjugates irregularly: the ㅏ in 하 contracts with the -아/-어 suffix to give 해 (not *하어). Present polite: 해요; past polite: 했어요. The formal ending is 합니다 (not *하습니다). Most noun+하다 compounds follow this pattern uniformly. See all 하다 verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 젓가락질해요 chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hae-yoh jeotgarakjilhaeyo | 젓가락질합니다 chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hahm-nee-dah jeotgarakjilhamnida | |
| Past | 젓가락질했어 chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hae-ssuh jeotgarakjilhaesseo | 젓가락질했어요 chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hae-ssuh-yoh jeotgarakjilhaesseoyo | 젓가락질했습니다 chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hae-sseum-nee-dah jeotgarakjilhaesseumnida |
| Future | 젓가락질할 거야 chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hahl guh-yah jeotgarakjilhal geoya | 젓가락질할 거예요 chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hahl guh-yae-yoh jeotgarakjilhal geoyeyo | 젓가락질할 겁니다 chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hahl guhm-nee-dah jeotgarakjilhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
젓가락질하세요
chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hah-sae-yoh
jeotgarakjilhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
젓가락질해요
chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hae-yoh
jeotgarakjilhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
젓가락질해요?
chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hae-yoh-?
jeotgarakjilhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
젓가락질하고
chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hah-goh
jeotgarakjilhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
젓가락질하면
chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hah-myuhn
jeotgarakjilhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
젓가락질하고 있어요
chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jeotgarakjilhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
젓가락질하고 싶어요
chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jeotgarakjilhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
젓가락질할 수 있어요
chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jeotgarakjilhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
젓가락질해서
chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hae-suh
jeotgarakjilhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
젓가락질하기
chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hah-gee
jeotgarakjilhagi
Noun form — (음)
젓가락질함
chuht-gah-rahg-cheel-hahm
jeotgarakjilham