마주쳐
mah-choo-chyuh
majuchyeo
regular
마주치다
To say to meet, to run into politely in the present tense, use 마주쳐요 (mah-choo-chyuh-yoh) · majuchyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 마주치다 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 | 마주쳐요 mah-choo-chyuh-yoh majuchyeoyo | 마주칩니다 mah-choo-cheem-nee-dah majuchimnida | |
| Past | 마주쳤어 mah-choo-chyuh-ssuh majuchyeosseo | 마주쳤어요 mah-choo-chyuh-ssuh-yoh majuchyeosseoyo | 마주쳤습니다 mah-choo-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah majuchyeosseumnida |
| Future | 마주칠 거야 mah-choo-cheel guh-yah majuchil geoya | 마주칠 거예요 mah-choo-cheel guh-yae-yoh majuchil geoyeyo | 마주칠 겁니다 mah-choo-cheel guhm-nee-dah majuchil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
마주치세요
mah-choo-chee-sae-yoh
majuchiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
마주쳐요
mah-choo-chyuh-yoh
majuchyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
마주쳐요?
mah-choo-chyuh-yoh-?
majuchyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
마주치고
mah-choo-chee-goh
majuchigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
마주치면
mah-choo-chee-myuhn
majuchimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
마주치고 있어요
mah-choo-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
majuchigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
마주치고 싶어요
mah-choo-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
majuchigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
마주칠 수 있어요
mah-choo-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
majuchil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
마주쳐서
mah-choo-chyuh-suh
majuchyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
마주치기
mah-choo-chee-gee
majuchigi
Noun form — (음)
마주침
mah-choo-cheem
majuchim