좋아져
choh-ah-chyuh
joajyeo
regular
좋아지다
To say to improve, to become better politely in the present tense, use 좋아져요 (choh-ah-chyuh-yoh) · joajyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 좋아지다 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 | 좋아져요 choh-ah-chyuh-yoh joajyeoyo | 좋아집니다 choh-ah-cheem-nee-dah joajimnida | |
| Past | 좋아졌어 choh-ah-chyuh-ssuh joajyeosseo | 좋아졌어요 choh-ah-chyuh-ssuh-yoh joajyeosseoyo | 좋아졌습니다 choh-ah-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah joajyeosseumnida |
| Future | 좋아질 거야 choh-ah-cheel guh-yah joajil geoya | 좋아질 거예요 choh-ah-cheel guh-yae-yoh joajil geoyeyo | 좋아질 겁니다 choh-ah-cheel guhm-nee-dah joajil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
좋아지세요
choh-ah-chee-sae-yoh
joajiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
좋아져요
choh-ah-chyuh-yoh
joajyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
좋아져요?
choh-ah-chyuh-yoh-?
joajyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
좋아지고
choh-ah-chee-goh
joajigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
좋아지면
choh-ah-chee-myuhn
joajimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
좋아지고 있어요
choh-ah-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
joajigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
좋아지고 싶어요
choh-ah-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
joajigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
좋아질 수 있어요
choh-ah-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
joajil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
좋아져서
choh-ah-chyuh-suh
joajyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
좋아지기
choh-ah-chee-gee
joajigi
Noun form — (음)
좋아짐
choh-ah-cheem
joajim