좇아
choh-chah
jocha
regular
좇다
To say to pursue politely in the present tense, use 좇아요 (choh-chah-yoh) · jochayo. Below is the full conjugation of 좇다 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 | 좇아요 choh-chah-yoh jochayo | 좇습니다 choht-seum-nee-dah jotseumnida | |
| Past | 좇았어 choh-chah-ssuh jochasseo | 좇았어요 choh-chah-ssuh-yoh jochasseoyo | 좇았습니다 choh-chah-sseum-nee-dah jochasseumnida |
| Future | 좇을 거야 choh-cheul guh-yah jocheul geoya | 좇을 거예요 choh-cheul guh-yae-yoh jocheul geoyeyo | 좇을 겁니다 choh-cheul guhm-nee-dah jocheul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
좇으세요
choh-cheu-sae-yoh
jocheuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
좇아요
choh-chah-yoh
jochayo
Question Polite (요)
좇아요?
choh-chah-yoh-?
jochayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
좇고
choht-goh
jotgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
좇으면
choh-cheu-myuhn
jocheumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
좇고 있어요
choht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jotgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
좇고 싶어요
choht-goh shee-puh-yoh
jotgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
좇을 수 있어요
choh-cheul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jocheul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
좇아서
choh-chah-suh
jochaseo
Noun form — (기)
좇기
choht-gee
jotgi
Noun form — (음)
좇음
choh-cheum
jocheum