지어
chee-uh
jieo
짓다
To say to build politely in the present tense, use 지어요 (chee-uh-yoh) · jieoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 짓다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅅ irregular): ㅅ-irregular verbs end in 다 with a ㅅ final consonant. Before a vowel suffix the ㅅ drops entirely, leaving no consonant. 짓다 (to build) becomes 지어요 — NOT *짓어요. Before consonants the ㅅ remains: 짓고, 짓지. Several ㅅ-final verbs are regular (e.g. 씻다, 벗다), so this must be learnt word by word. See all ㅅ-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 지어요 chee-uh-yoh jieoyo | 짓습니다 cheet-seum-nee-dah jitseumnida | |
| Past | 지었어 chee-uh-ssuh jieosseo | 지었어요 chee-uh-ssuh-yoh jieosseoyo | 지었습니다 chee-uh-sseum-nee-dah jieosseumnida |
| Future | 지을 거야 chee-eul guh-yah jieul geoya | 지을 거예요 chee-eul guh-yae-yoh jieul geoyeyo | 지을 겁니다 chee-eul guhm-nee-dah jieul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
지으세요
chee-eu-sae-yoh
jieuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
지어요
chee-uh-yoh
jieoyo
Question Polite (요)
지어요?
chee-uh-yoh-?
jieoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
짓고
cheet-goh
jitgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
지으면
chee-eu-myuhn
jieumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
짓고 있어요
cheet-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jitgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
짓고 싶어요
cheet-goh shee-puh-yoh
jitgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
지을 수 있어요
chee-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jieul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
지어서
chee-uh-suh
jieoseo
Noun form — (기)
짓기
cheet-gee
jitgi
Noun form — (음)
지음
chee-eum
jieum