찢어
jjee-chuh
jjijeo
regular
찢다
To say to tear, to rip politely in the present tense, use 찢어요 (jjee-chuh-yoh) · jjijeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 찢다 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 | 찢어요 jjee-chuh-yoh jjijeoyo | 찢습니다 jjeet-seum-nee-dah jjitseumnida | |
| Past | 찢었어 jjee-chuh-ssuh jjijeosseo | 찢었어요 jjee-chuh-ssuh-yoh jjijeosseoyo | 찢었습니다 jjee-chuh-sseum-nee-dah jjijeosseumnida |
| Future | 찢을 거야 jjee-cheul guh-yah jjijeul geoya | 찢을 거예요 jjee-cheul guh-yae-yoh jjijeul geoyeyo | 찢을 겁니다 jjee-cheul guhm-nee-dah jjijeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
찢으세요
jjee-cheu-sae-yoh
jjijeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
찢어요
jjee-chuh-yoh
jjijeoyo
Question Polite (요)
찢어요?
jjee-chuh-yoh-?
jjijeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
찢고
jjeet-goh
jjitgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
찢으면
jjee-cheu-myuhn
jjijeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
찢고 있어요
jjeet-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jjitgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
찢고 싶어요
jjeet-goh shee-puh-yoh
jjitgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
찢을 수 있어요
jjee-cheul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jjijeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
찢어서
jjee-chuh-suh
jjijeoseo
Noun form — (기)
찢기
jjeet-gee
jjitgi
Noun form — (음)
찢음
jjee-cheum
jjijeum