져
chyuh
jyeo
regular
지다
To say to become, to get: turns adjectives into processive verbs politely in the present tense, use 져요 (chyuh-yoh) · jyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 지다 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 | 져요 chyuh-yoh jyeoyo | 집니다 cheem-nee-dah jimnida | |
| Past | 졌어 chyuh-ssuh jyeosseo | 졌어요 chyuh-ssuh-yoh jyeosseoyo | 졌습니다 chyuh-sseum-nee-dah jyeosseumnida |
| Future | 질 거야 cheel guh-yah jil geoya | 질 거예요 cheel guh-yae-yoh jil geoyeyo | 질 겁니다 cheel guhm-nee-dah jil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
지세요
chee-sae-yoh
jiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
져요
chyuh-yoh
jyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
져요?
chyuh-yoh-?
jyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
지고
chee-goh
jigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
지면
chee-myuhn
jimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
지고 있어요
chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
지고 싶어요
chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
jigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
질 수 있어요
cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
져서
chyuh-suh
jyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
지기
chee-gee
jigi
Noun form — (음)
짐
cheem
jim