때
ttae
regular
때다
To say to make / light (a fire) politely in the present tense, use 때요 (ttae-yoh) · ttaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 때다 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 | 때요 ttae-yoh ttaeyo | 땝니다 ttaem-nee-dah ttaemnida | |
| Past | 땠어 ttae-ssuh ttaesseo | 땠어요 ttae-ssuh-yoh ttaesseoyo | 땠습니다 ttae-sseum-nee-dah ttaesseumnida |
| Future | 땔 거야 ttael guh-yah ttael geoya | 땔 거예요 ttael guh-yae-yoh ttael geoyeyo | 땔 겁니다 ttael guhm-nee-dah ttael geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
때세요
ttae-sae-yoh
ttaeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
때요
ttae-yoh
ttaeyo
Question Polite (요)
때요?
ttae-yoh-?
ttaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
때고
ttae-goh
ttaego
Conditional "if" — (면)
때면
ttae-myuhn
ttaemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
때고 있어요
ttae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ttaego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
때고 싶어요
ttae-goh shee-puh-yoh
ttaego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
땔 수 있어요
ttael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ttael su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
때서
ttae-suh
ttaeseo
Noun form — (기)
때기
ttae-gee
ttaegi
Noun form — (음)
땜
ttaem