쪄
jjyuh
jjyeo
regular
찌다
To say to steam (food), to cook with steam politely in the present tense, use 쪄요 (jjyuh-yoh) · jjyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 찌다 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 | 쪄요 jjyuh-yoh jjyeoyo | 찝니다 jjeem-nee-dah jjimnida | |
| Past | 쪘어 jjyuh-ssuh jjyeosseo | 쪘어요 jjyuh-ssuh-yoh jjyeosseoyo | 쪘습니다 jjyuh-sseum-nee-dah jjyeosseumnida |
| Future | 찔 거야 jjeel guh-yah jjil geoya | 찔 거예요 jjeel guh-yae-yoh jjil geoyeyo | 찔 겁니다 jjeel guhm-nee-dah jjil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
찌세요
jjee-sae-yoh
jjiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
쪄요
jjyuh-yoh
jjyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
쪄요?
jjyuh-yoh-?
jjyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
찌고
jjee-goh
jjigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
찌면
jjee-myuhn
jjimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
찌고 있어요
jjee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jjigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
찌고 싶어요
jjee-goh shee-puh-yoh
jjigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
찔 수 있어요
jjeel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jjil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
쪄서
jjyuh-suh
jjyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
찌기
jjee-gee
jjigi
Noun form — (음)
찜
jjeem
jjim