미소지어
mee-soh-chee-uh
misojieo
미소짓다
To say to smile politely in the present tense, use 미소지어요 (mee-soh-chee-uh-yoh) · misojieoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 미소짓다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅅ irregular): ㅅ-irregular verbs end in 다 with a ㅅ final consonant. Before a vowel suffix the ㅅ drops entirely, leaving no consonant. 짓다 (to build) becomes 지어요 — NOT *짓어요. Before consonants the ㅅ remains: 짓고, 짓지. Several ㅅ-final verbs are regular (e.g. 씻다, 벗다), so this must be learnt word by word. See all ㅅ-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 미소지어요 mee-soh-chee-uh-yoh misojieoyo | 미소짓습니다 mee-soh-cheet-seum-nee-dah misojitseumnida | |
| Past | 미소지었어 mee-soh-chee-uh-ssuh misojieosseo | 미소지었어요 mee-soh-chee-uh-ssuh-yoh misojieosseoyo | 미소지었습니다 mee-soh-chee-uh-sseum-nee-dah misojieosseumnida |
| Future | 미소지을 거야 mee-soh-chee-eul guh-yah misojieul geoya | 미소지을 거예요 mee-soh-chee-eul guh-yae-yoh misojieul geoyeyo | 미소지을 겁니다 mee-soh-chee-eul guhm-nee-dah misojieul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
미소지으세요
mee-soh-chee-eu-sae-yoh
misojieuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
미소지어요
mee-soh-chee-uh-yoh
misojieoyo
Question Polite (요)
미소지어요?
mee-soh-chee-uh-yoh-?
misojieoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
미소짓고
mee-soh-cheet-goh
misojitgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
미소지으면
mee-soh-chee-eu-myuhn
misojieumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
미소짓고 있어요
mee-soh-cheet-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
misojitgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
미소짓고 싶어요
mee-soh-cheet-goh shee-puh-yoh
misojitgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
미소지을 수 있어요
mee-soh-chee-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
misojieul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
미소지어서
mee-soh-chee-uh-suh
misojieoseo
Noun form — (기)
미소짓기
mee-soh-cheet-gee
misojitgi
Noun form — (음)
미소지음
mee-soh-chee-eum
misojieum