지녀
chee-nyuh
jinyeo
regular
지니다
To say to keep or preserve politely in the present tense, use 지녀요 (chee-nyuh-yoh) · jinyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 지니다 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 | 지녀요 chee-nyuh-yoh jinyeoyo | 지닙니다 chee-neem-nee-dah jinimnida | |
| Past | 지녔어 chee-nyuh-ssuh jinyeosseo | 지녔어요 chee-nyuh-ssuh-yoh jinyeosseoyo | 지녔습니다 chee-nyuh-sseum-nee-dah jinyeosseumnida |
| Future | 지닐 거야 chee-neel guh-yah jinil geoya | 지닐 거예요 chee-neel guh-yae-yoh jinil geoyeyo | 지닐 겁니다 chee-neel guhm-nee-dah jinil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
지니세요
chee-nee-sae-yoh
jiniseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
지녀요
chee-nyuh-yoh
jinyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
지녀요?
chee-nyuh-yoh-?
jinyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
지니고
chee-nee-goh
jinigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
지니면
chee-nee-myuhn
jinimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
지니고 있어요
chee-nee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jinigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
지니고 싶어요
chee-nee-goh shee-puh-yoh
jinigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
지닐 수 있어요
chee-neel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jinil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
지녀서
chee-nyuh-suh
jinyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
지니기
chee-nee-gee
jinigi
Noun form — (음)
지님
chee-neem
jinim