지저귀어
chee-chuh-gwee-uh
jijeogwieo
regular
지저귀다
To say to chirp, to twitter politely in the present tense, use 지저귀어요 (chee-chuh-gwee-uh-yoh) · jijeogwieoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 지저귀다 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 | 지저귀어요 chee-chuh-gwee-uh-yoh jijeogwieoyo | 지저귑니다 chee-chuh-gweem-nee-dah jijeogwimnida | |
| Past | 지저귀었어 chee-chuh-gwee-uh-ssuh jijeogwieosseo | 지저귀었어요 chee-chuh-gwee-uh-ssuh-yoh jijeogwieosseoyo | 지저귀었습니다 chee-chuh-gwee-uh-sseum-nee-dah jijeogwieosseumnida |
| Future | 지저귈 거야 chee-chuh-gweel guh-yah jijeogwil geoya | 지저귈 거예요 chee-chuh-gweel guh-yae-yoh jijeogwil geoyeyo | 지저귈 겁니다 chee-chuh-gweel guhm-nee-dah jijeogwil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
지저귀세요
chee-chuh-gwee-sae-yoh
jijeogwiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
지저귀어요
chee-chuh-gwee-uh-yoh
jijeogwieoyo
Question Polite (요)
지저귀어요?
chee-chuh-gwee-uh-yoh-?
jijeogwieoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
지저귀고
chee-chuh-gwee-goh
jijeogwigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
지저귀면
chee-chuh-gwee-myuhn
jijeogwimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
지저귀고 있어요
chee-chuh-gwee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jijeogwigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
지저귀고 싶어요
chee-chuh-gwee-goh shee-puh-yoh
jijeogwigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
지저귈 수 있어요
chee-chuh-gweel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jijeogwil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
지저귀어서
chee-chuh-gwee-uh-suh
jijeogwieoseo
Noun form — (기)
지저귀기
chee-chuh-gwee-gee
jijeogwigi
Noun form — (음)
지저귐
chee-chuh-gweem
jijeogwim