조마조마해
choh-mah-choh-mah-hae
jomajomahae
조마조마하다
To say nervous politely in the present tense, use 조마조마해요 (choh-mah-choh-mah-hae-yoh) · jomajomahaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 조마조마하다 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 | 조마조마해요 choh-mah-choh-mah-hae-yoh jomajomahaeyo | 조마조마합니다 choh-mah-choh-mah-hahm-nee-dah jomajomahamnida | |
| Past | 조마조마했어 choh-mah-choh-mah-hae-ssuh jomajomahaesseo | 조마조마했어요 choh-mah-choh-mah-hae-ssuh-yoh jomajomahaesseoyo | 조마조마했습니다 choh-mah-choh-mah-hae-sseum-nee-dah jomajomahaesseumnida |
| Future | 조마조마할 거야 choh-mah-choh-mah-hahl guh-yah jomajomahal geoya | 조마조마할 거예요 choh-mah-choh-mah-hahl guh-yae-yoh jomajomahal geoyeyo | 조마조마할 겁니다 choh-mah-choh-mah-hahl guhm-nee-dah jomajomahal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
조마조마하세요
choh-mah-choh-mah-hah-sae-yoh
jomajomahaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
조마조마해요
choh-mah-choh-mah-hae-yoh
jomajomahaeyo
Question Polite (요)
조마조마해요?
choh-mah-choh-mah-hae-yoh-?
jomajomahaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
조마조마하고
choh-mah-choh-mah-hah-goh
jomajomahago
Conditional "if" — (면)
조마조마하면
choh-mah-choh-mah-hah-myuhn
jomajomahamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
조마조마하고 있어요
choh-mah-choh-mah-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jomajomahago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
조마조마하고 싶어요
choh-mah-choh-mah-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jomajomahago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
조마조마할 수 있어요
choh-mah-choh-mah-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jomajomahal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
조마조마해서
choh-mah-choh-mah-hae-suh
jomajomahaeseo
Noun form — (기)
조마조마하기
choh-mah-choh-mah-hah-gee
jomajomahagi
Noun form — (음)
조마조마함
choh-mah-choh-mah-hahm
jomajomaham