손잡아
sohn-chah-bah
sonjaba
regular
손잡다
To say to grasp one's hands politely in the present tense, use 손잡아요 (sohn-chah-bah-yoh) · sonjabayo. Below is the full conjugation of 손잡다 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 | 손잡아요 sohn-chah-bah-yoh sonjabayo | 손잡습니다 sohn-chahp-sseum-nee-dah sonjapsseumnida | |
| Past | 손잡았어 sohn-chah-bah-ssuh sonjabasseo | 손잡았어요 sohn-chah-bah-ssuh-yoh sonjabasseoyo | 손잡았습니다 sohn-chah-bah-sseum-nee-dah sonjabasseumnida |
| Future | 손잡을 거야 sohn-chah-beul guh-yah sonjabeul geoya | 손잡을 거예요 sohn-chah-beul guh-yae-yoh sonjabeul geoyeyo | 손잡을 겁니다 sohn-chah-beul guhm-nee-dah sonjabeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
손잡으세요
sohn-chah-beu-sae-yoh
sonjabeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
손잡아요
sohn-chah-bah-yoh
sonjabayo
Question Polite (요)
손잡아요?
sohn-chah-bah-yoh-?
sonjabayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
손잡고
sohn-chahp-goh
sonjapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
손잡으면
sohn-chah-beu-myuhn
sonjabeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
손잡고 있어요
sohn-chahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sonjapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
손잡고 싶어요
sohn-chahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
sonjapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
손잡을 수 있어요
sohn-chah-beul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sonjabeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
손잡아서
sohn-chah-bah-suh
sonjabaseo
Noun form — (기)
손잡기
sohn-chahp-gee
sonjapgi
Noun form — (음)
손잡음
sohn-chah-beum
sonjabeum