지침짙어
chee-cheem-chee-tuh
jichimjiteo
regular
지침짙다
To say to cough politely in the present tense, use 지침짙어요 (chee-cheem-chee-tuh-yoh) · jichimjiteoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 지침짙다 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 | 지침짙어요 chee-cheem-chee-tuh-yoh jichimjiteoyo | 지침짙습니다 chee-cheem-cheet-seum-nee-dah jichimjitseumnida | |
| Past | 지침짙었어 chee-cheem-chee-tuh-ssuh jichimjiteosseo | 지침짙었어요 chee-cheem-chee-tuh-ssuh-yoh jichimjiteosseoyo | 지침짙었습니다 chee-cheem-chee-tuh-sseum-nee-dah jichimjiteosseumnida |
| Future | 지침짙을 거야 chee-cheem-chee-teul guh-yah jichimjiteul geoya | 지침짙을 거예요 chee-cheem-chee-teul guh-yae-yoh jichimjiteul geoyeyo | 지침짙을 겁니다 chee-cheem-chee-teul guhm-nee-dah jichimjiteul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
지침짙으세요
chee-cheem-chee-teu-sae-yoh
jichimjiteuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
지침짙어요
chee-cheem-chee-tuh-yoh
jichimjiteoyo
Question Polite (요)
지침짙어요?
chee-cheem-chee-tuh-yoh-?
jichimjiteoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
지침짙고
chee-cheem-cheet-goh
jichimjitgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
지침짙으면
chee-cheem-chee-teu-myuhn
jichimjiteumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
지침짙고 있어요
chee-cheem-cheet-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jichimjitgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
지침짙고 싶어요
chee-cheem-cheet-goh shee-puh-yoh
jichimjitgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
지침짙을 수 있어요
chee-cheem-chee-teul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jichimjiteul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
지침짙어서
chee-cheem-chee-tuh-suh
jichimjiteoseo
Noun form — (기)
지침짙기
chee-cheem-cheet-gee
jichimjitgi
Noun form — (음)
지침짙음
chee-cheem-chee-teum
jichimjiteum