사로잡아
sah-roh-chah-bah
sarojaba
regular
사로잡다
To say to catch (something) alive, to capture (someone) politely in the present tense, use 사로잡아요 (sah-roh-chah-bah-yoh) · sarojabayo. Below is the full conjugation of 사로잡다 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 | 사로잡아요 sah-roh-chah-bah-yoh sarojabayo | 사로잡습니다 sah-roh-chahp-sseum-nee-dah sarojapsseumnida | |
| Past | 사로잡았어 sah-roh-chah-bah-ssuh sarojabasseo | 사로잡았어요 sah-roh-chah-bah-ssuh-yoh sarojabasseoyo | 사로잡았습니다 sah-roh-chah-bah-sseum-nee-dah sarojabasseumnida |
| Future | 사로잡을 거야 sah-roh-chah-beul guh-yah sarojabeul geoya | 사로잡을 거예요 sah-roh-chah-beul guh-yae-yoh sarojabeul geoyeyo | 사로잡을 겁니다 sah-roh-chah-beul guhm-nee-dah sarojabeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
사로잡으세요
sah-roh-chah-beu-sae-yoh
sarojabeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
사로잡아요
sah-roh-chah-bah-yoh
sarojabayo
Question Polite (요)
사로잡아요?
sah-roh-chah-bah-yoh-?
sarojabayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
사로잡고
sah-roh-chahp-goh
sarojapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
사로잡으면
sah-roh-chah-beu-myuhn
sarojabeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
사로잡고 있어요
sah-roh-chahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sarojapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
사로잡고 싶어요
sah-roh-chahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
sarojapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
사로잡을 수 있어요
sah-roh-chah-beul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sarojabeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
사로잡아서
sah-roh-chah-bah-suh
sarojabaseo
Noun form — (기)
사로잡기
sah-roh-chahp-gee
sarojapgi
Noun form — (음)
사로잡음
sah-roh-chah-beum
sarojabeum