짜
jjah
jja
regular
짜다
To say to make, to assemble, to put together, to piece together politely in the present tense, use 짜요 (jjah-yoh) · jjayo. Below is the full conjugation of 짜다 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 | 짜요 jjah-yoh jjayo | 짭니다 jjahm-nee-dah jjamnida | |
| Past | 짰어 jjah-ssuh jjasseo | 짰어요 jjah-ssuh-yoh jjasseoyo | 짰습니다 jjah-sseum-nee-dah jjasseumnida |
| Future | 짤 거야 jjahl guh-yah jjal geoya | 짤 거예요 jjahl guh-yae-yoh jjal geoyeyo | 짤 겁니다 jjahl guhm-nee-dah jjal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
짜세요
jjah-sae-yoh
jjaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
짜요
jjah-yoh
jjayo
Question Polite (요)
짜요?
jjah-yoh-?
jjayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
짜고
jjah-goh
jjago
Conditional "if" — (면)
짜면
jjah-myuhn
jjamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
짜고 있어요
jjah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jjago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
짜고 싶어요
jjah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jjago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
짤 수 있어요
jjahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jjal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
짜서
jjah-suh
jjaseo
Noun form — (기)
짜기
jjah-gee
jjagi
Noun form — (음)
짬
jjahm
jjam