쫓아
jjoh-chah
jjocha
regular
쫓다
To say to chase, pursue, follow politely in the present tense, use 쫓아요 (jjoh-chah-yoh) · jjochayo. Below is the full conjugation of 쫓다 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 | 쫓아요 jjoh-chah-yoh jjochayo | 쫓습니다 jjoht-seum-nee-dah jjotseumnida | |
| Past | 쫓았어 jjoh-chah-ssuh jjochasseo | 쫓았어요 jjoh-chah-ssuh-yoh jjochasseoyo | 쫓았습니다 jjoh-chah-sseum-nee-dah jjochasseumnida |
| Future | 쫓을 거야 jjoh-cheul guh-yah jjocheul geoya | 쫓을 거예요 jjoh-cheul guh-yae-yoh jjocheul geoyeyo | 쫓을 겁니다 jjoh-cheul guhm-nee-dah jjocheul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
쫓으세요
jjoh-cheu-sae-yoh
jjocheuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
쫓아요
jjoh-chah-yoh
jjochayo
Question Polite (요)
쫓아요?
jjoh-chah-yoh-?
jjochayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
쫓고
jjoht-goh
jjotgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
쫓으면
jjoh-cheu-myuhn
jjocheumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
쫓고 있어요
jjoht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jjotgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
쫓고 싶어요
jjoht-goh shee-puh-yoh
jjotgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
쫓을 수 있어요
jjoh-cheul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jjocheul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
쫓아서
jjoh-chah-suh
jjochaseo
Noun form — (기)
쫓기
jjoht-gee
jjotgi
Noun form — (음)
쫓음
jjoh-cheum
jjocheum