지어
chee-uh
ㅅ irregular
To say to build politely in the present tense, use 지어요 (chee-uh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 짓다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 지어요 chee-uh-yoh | 짓습니다 cheet-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 지었어 chee-uh-ssuh | 지었어요 chee-uh-ssuh-yoh | 지었습니다 chee-uh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 지을 거야 chee-eul- -guh-yah | 지을 거예요 chee-eul- -guh-yae-yoh | 지을 겁니다 chee-eul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
지으세요
chee-eu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
지어요
chee-uh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
지어요?
chee-uh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
짓고
cheet-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
지으면
chee-eu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
지음
chee-eum