만져
mahn-chyuh
manjyeo
regular
만지다
To say to touch politely in the present tense, use 만져요 (mahn-chyuh-yoh) · manjyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 만지다 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 | 만져요 mahn-chyuh-yoh manjyeoyo | 만집니다 mahn-cheem-nee-dah manjimnida | |
| Past | 만졌어 mahn-chyuh-ssuh manjyeosseo | 만졌어요 mahn-chyuh-ssuh-yoh manjyeosseoyo | 만졌습니다 mahn-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah manjyeosseumnida |
| Future | 만질 거야 mahn-cheel guh-yah manjil geoya | 만질 거예요 mahn-cheel guh-yae-yoh manjil geoyeyo | 만질 겁니다 mahn-cheel guhm-nee-dah manjil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
만지세요
mahn-chee-sae-yoh
manjiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
만져요
mahn-chyuh-yoh
manjyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
만져요?
mahn-chyuh-yoh-?
manjyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
만지고
mahn-chee-goh
manjigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
만지면
mahn-chee-myuhn
manjimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
만지고 있어요
mahn-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
manjigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
만지고 싶어요
mahn-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
manjigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
만질 수 있어요
mahn-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
manjil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
만져서
mahn-chyuh-suh
manjyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
만지기
mahn-chee-gee
manjigi
Noun form — (음)
만짐
mahn-cheem
manjim