지켜
chee-kyuh
regular
To say to protect, to defend politely in the present tense, use 지켜요 (chee-kyuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 지키다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 지켜요 chee-kyuh-yoh | 지킵니다 chee-keem-nee-dah | |
| Past | 지켰어 chee-kyuh-ssuh | 지켰어요 chee-kyuh-ssuh-yoh | 지켰습니다 chee-kyuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 지킬 거야 chee-keel- -guh-yah | 지킬 거예요 chee-keel- -guh-yae-yoh | 지킬 겁니다 chee-keel- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
지키세요
chee-kee-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
지켜요
chee-kyuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
지켜요?
chee-kyuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
지키고
chee-kee-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
지키면
chee-kee-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
지킴
chee-keem