좨
chwae
jwae
regular
죄다
To say to cinch politely in the present tense, use 좨요 (chwae-yoh) · jwaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 죄다 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 | 좨요 chwae-yoh jwaeyo | 죕니다 chwaem-nee-dah joemnida | |
| Past | 좼어 chwae-ssuh jwaesseo | 좼어요 chwae-ssuh-yoh jwaesseoyo | 좼습니다 chwae-sseum-nee-dah jwaesseumnida |
| Future | 죌 거야 chwael guh-yah joel geoya | 죌 거예요 chwael guh-yae-yoh joel geoyeyo | 죌 겁니다 chwael guhm-nee-dah joel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
죄세요
chwae-sae-yoh
joeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
좨요
chwae-yoh
jwaeyo
Question Polite (요)
좨요?
chwae-yoh-?
jwaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
죄고
chwae-goh
joego
Conditional "if" — (면)
죄면
chwae-myuhn
joemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
죄고 있어요
chwae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
joego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
죄고 싶어요
chwae-goh shee-puh-yoh
joego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
죌 수 있어요
chwael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
joel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
좨서
chwae-suh
jwaeseo
Noun form — (기)
죄기
chwae-gee
joegi
Noun form — (음)
죔
chwaem
joem