살쪄
sahl-jjyuh
saljjyeo
regular
살찌다
To say to get fat, to gain weight, to put on weight politely in the present tense, use 살쪄요 (sahl-jjyuh-yoh) · saljjyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 살찌다 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 | 살쪄요 sahl-jjyuh-yoh saljjyeoyo | 살찝니다 sahl-jjeem-nee-dah saljjimnida | |
| Past | 살쪘어 sahl-jjyuh-ssuh saljjyeosseo | 살쪘어요 sahl-jjyuh-ssuh-yoh saljjyeosseoyo | 살쪘습니다 sahl-jjyuh-sseum-nee-dah saljjyeosseumnida |
| Future | 살찔 거야 sahl-jjeel guh-yah saljjil geoya | 살찔 거예요 sahl-jjeel guh-yae-yoh saljjil geoyeyo | 살찔 겁니다 sahl-jjeel guhm-nee-dah saljjil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
살찌세요
sahl-jjee-sae-yoh
saljjiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
살쪄요
sahl-jjyuh-yoh
saljjyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
살쪄요?
sahl-jjyuh-yoh-?
saljjyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
살찌고
sahl-jjee-goh
saljjigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
살찌면
sahl-jjee-myuhn
saljjimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
살찌고 있어요
sahl-jjee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
saljjigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
살찌고 싶어요
sahl-jjee-goh shee-puh-yoh
saljjigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
살찔 수 있어요
sahl-jjeel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
saljjil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
살쪄서
sahl-jjyuh-suh
saljjyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
살찌기
sahl-jjee-gee
saljjigi
Noun form — (음)
살찜
sahl-jjeem
saljjim