지워
chee-wuh
jiwo
regular
지우다
To say to erase politely in the present tense, use 지워요 (chee-wuh-yoh) · jiwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 지우다 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 | 지워요 chee-wuh-yoh jiwoyo | 지웁니다 chee-oom-nee-dah jiumnida | |
| Past | 지웠어 chee-wuh-ssuh jiwosseo | 지웠어요 chee-wuh-ssuh-yoh jiwosseoyo | 지웠습니다 chee-wuh-sseum-nee-dah jiwosseumnida |
| Future | 지울 거야 chee-ool guh-yah jiul geoya | 지울 거예요 chee-ool guh-yae-yoh jiul geoyeyo | 지울 겁니다 chee-ool guhm-nee-dah jiul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
지우세요
chee-oo-sae-yoh
jiuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
지워요
chee-wuh-yoh
jiwoyo
Question Polite (요)
지워요?
chee-wuh-yoh-?
jiwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
지우고
chee-oo-goh
jiugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
지우면
chee-oo-myuhn
jiumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
지우고 있어요
chee-oo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jiugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
지우고 싶어요
chee-oo-goh shee-puh-yoh
jiugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
지울 수 있어요
chee-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jiul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
지워서
chee-wuh-suh
jiwoseo
Noun form — (기)
지우기
chee-oo-gee
jiugi
Noun form — (음)
지움
chee-oom
jium