쥐어
chwee-uh
jwieo
regular
쥐다
To say to clench politely in the present tense, use 쥐어요 (chwee-uh-yoh) · jwieoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 쥐다 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 | 쥐어요 chwee-uh-yoh jwieoyo | 쥡니다 chweem-nee-dah jwimnida | |
| Past | 쥐었어 chwee-uh-ssuh jwieosseo | 쥐었어요 chwee-uh-ssuh-yoh jwieosseoyo | 쥐었습니다 chwee-uh-sseum-nee-dah jwieosseumnida |
| Future | 쥘 거야 chweel guh-yah jwil geoya | 쥘 거예요 chweel guh-yae-yoh jwil geoyeyo | 쥘 겁니다 chweel guhm-nee-dah jwil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
쥐세요
chwee-sae-yoh
jwiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
쥐어요
chwee-uh-yoh
jwieoyo
Question Polite (요)
쥐어요?
chwee-uh-yoh-?
jwieoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
쥐고
chwee-goh
jwigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
쥐면
chwee-myuhn
jwimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
쥐고 있어요
chwee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jwigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
쥐고 싶어요
chwee-goh shee-puh-yoh
jwigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
쥘 수 있어요
chweel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jwil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
쥐어서
chwee-uh-suh
jwieoseo
Noun form — (기)
쥐기
chwee-gee
jwigi
Noun form — (음)
쥠
chweem
jwim