낮잡아
naht-chah-bah
natjaba
regular
낮잡다
To say to estimate low, to underrate politely in the present tense, use 낮잡아요 (naht-chah-bah-yoh) · natjabayo. Below is the full conjugation of 낮잡다 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 | 낮잡아요 naht-chah-bah-yoh natjabayo | 낮잡습니다 naht-chahp-sseum-nee-dah natjapsseumnida | |
| Past | 낮잡았어 naht-chah-bah-ssuh natjabasseo | 낮잡았어요 naht-chah-bah-ssuh-yoh natjabasseoyo | 낮잡았습니다 naht-chah-bah-sseum-nee-dah natjabasseumnida |
| Future | 낮잡을 거야 naht-chah-beul guh-yah natjabeul geoya | 낮잡을 거예요 naht-chah-beul guh-yae-yoh natjabeul geoyeyo | 낮잡을 겁니다 naht-chah-beul guhm-nee-dah natjabeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
낮잡으세요
naht-chah-beu-sae-yoh
natjabeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
낮잡아요
naht-chah-bah-yoh
natjabayo
Question Polite (요)
낮잡아요?
naht-chah-bah-yoh-?
natjabayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
낮잡고
naht-chahp-goh
natjapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
낮잡으면
naht-chah-beu-myuhn
natjabeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
낮잡고 있어요
naht-chahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
natjapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
낮잡고 싶어요
naht-chahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
natjapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
낮잡을 수 있어요
naht-chah-beul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
natjabeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
낮잡아서
naht-chah-bah-suh
natjabaseo
Noun form — (기)
낮잡기
naht-chahp-gee
natjapgi
Noun form — (음)
낮잡음
naht-chah-beum
natjabeum