좋아
choh-ah
descriptive
To say to be good politely in the present tense, use 좋아요 (choh-ah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 좋다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 좋아요 choh-ah-yoh | 좋습니다 choh-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 좋았어 choh-ah-ssuh | 좋았어요 choh-ah-ssuh-yoh | 좋았습니다 choh-ah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 좋을 거야 choh-eul- -guh-yah | 좋을 거예요 choh-eul- -guh-yae-yoh | 좋을 겁니다 choh-eul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
좋으세요
choh-eu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
좋아요
choh-ah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
좋아요?
choh-ah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
좋고
choh-koh
Conditional “if” — (면)
좋으면
choh-eu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
좋음
choh-eum