쫄깃해
jjohl-gee-tae
jjolgitae
쫄깃하다
To say chewy politely in the present tense, use 쫄깃해요 (jjohl-gee-tae-yoh) · jjolgitaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 쫄깃하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb (adj)): 하다 adjectives use the same verb 하다 as a suffix to turn descriptive nouns into predicates (행복하다 = to be happy). They conjugate identically to 하다 verbs: the 하 contracts before -아/-어 suffixes to give 해. 행복해요, 행복했어요, 행복합니다. See all 하다 verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 쫄깃해요 jjohl-gee-tae-yoh jjolgitaeyo | 쫄깃합니다 jjohl-gee-tahm-nee-dah jjolgitamnida | |
| Past | 쫄깃했어 jjohl-gee-tae-ssuh jjolgitaesseo | 쫄깃했어요 jjohl-gee-tae-ssuh-yoh jjolgitaesseoyo | 쫄깃했습니다 jjohl-gee-tae-sseum-nee-dah jjolgitaesseumnida |
| Future | 쫄깃할 거야 jjohl-gee-tahl guh-yah jjolgital geoya | 쫄깃할 거예요 jjohl-gee-tahl guh-yae-yoh jjolgital geoyeyo | 쫄깃할 겁니다 jjohl-gee-tahl guhm-nee-dah jjolgital geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
쫄깃하세요
jjohl-gee-tah-sae-yoh
jjolgitaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
쫄깃해요
jjohl-gee-tae-yoh
jjolgitaeyo
Question Polite (요)
쫄깃해요?
jjohl-gee-tae-yoh-?
jjolgitaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
쫄깃하고
jjohl-gee-tah-goh
jjolgitago
Conditional "if" — (면)
쫄깃하면
jjohl-gee-tah-myuhn
jjolgitamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
쫄깃하고 있어요
jjohl-gee-tah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jjolgitago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
쫄깃하고 싶어요
jjohl-gee-tah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jjolgitago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
쫄깃할 수 있어요
jjohl-gee-tahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jjolgital su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
쫄깃해서
jjohl-gee-tae-suh
jjolgitaeseo
Noun form — (기)
쫄깃하기
jjohl-gee-tah-gee
jjolgitagi
Noun form — (음)
쫄깃함
jjohl-gee-tahm
jjolgitam