지껄여
chee-gguh-ryuh
jikkeoryeo
regular
지껄이다
To say to chat, to chatter, to jabber politely in the present tense, use 지껄여요 (chee-gguh-ryuh-yoh) · jikkeoryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 지껄이다 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 | 지껄여요 chee-gguh-ryuh-yoh jikkeoryeoyo | 지껄입니다 chee-gguh-reem-nee-dah jikkeorimnida | |
| Past | 지껄였어 chee-gguh-ryuh-ssuh jikkeoryeosseo | 지껄였어요 chee-gguh-ryuh-ssuh-yoh jikkeoryeosseoyo | 지껄였습니다 chee-gguh-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah jikkeoryeosseumnida |
| Future | 지껄일 거야 chee-gguh-reel guh-yah jikkeoril geoya | 지껄일 거예요 chee-gguh-reel guh-yae-yoh jikkeoril geoyeyo | 지껄일 겁니다 chee-gguh-reel guhm-nee-dah jikkeoril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
지껄이세요
chee-gguh-ree-sae-yoh
jikkeoriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
지껄여요
chee-gguh-ryuh-yoh
jikkeoryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
지껄여요?
chee-gguh-ryuh-yoh-?
jikkeoryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
지껄이고
chee-gguh-ree-goh
jikkeorigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
지껄이면
chee-gguh-ree-myuhn
jikkeorimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
지껄이고 있어요
chee-gguh-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jikkeorigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
지껄이고 싶어요
chee-gguh-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
jikkeorigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
지껄일 수 있어요
chee-gguh-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jikkeoril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
지껄여서
chee-gguh-ryuh-suh
jikkeoryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
지껄이기
chee-gguh-ree-gee
jikkeorigi
Noun form — (음)
지껄임
chee-gguh-reem
jikkeorim