얕잡아
yaht-chah-bah
yatjaba
regular
얕잡다
To say to underrate, to belittle politely in the present tense, use 얕잡아요 (yaht-chah-bah-yoh) · yatjabayo. Below is the full conjugation of 얕잡다 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 | 얕잡아요 yaht-chah-bah-yoh yatjabayo | 얕잡습니다 yaht-chahp-sseum-nee-dah yatjapsseumnida | |
| Past | 얕잡았어 yaht-chah-bah-ssuh yatjabasseo | 얕잡았어요 yaht-chah-bah-ssuh-yoh yatjabasseoyo | 얕잡았습니다 yaht-chah-bah-sseum-nee-dah yatjabasseumnida |
| Future | 얕잡을 거야 yaht-chah-beul guh-yah yatjabeul geoya | 얕잡을 거예요 yaht-chah-beul guh-yae-yoh yatjabeul geoyeyo | 얕잡을 겁니다 yaht-chah-beul guhm-nee-dah yatjabeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
얕잡으세요
yaht-chah-beu-sae-yoh
yatjabeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
얕잡아요
yaht-chah-bah-yoh
yatjabayo
Question Polite (요)
얕잡아요?
yaht-chah-bah-yoh-?
yatjabayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
얕잡고
yaht-chahp-goh
yatjapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
얕잡으면
yaht-chah-beu-myuhn
yatjabeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
얕잡고 있어요
yaht-chahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yatjapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
얕잡고 싶어요
yaht-chahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
yatjapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
얕잡을 수 있어요
yaht-chah-beul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yatjabeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
얕잡아서
yaht-chah-bah-suh
yatjabaseo
Noun form — (기)
얕잡기
yaht-chahp-gee
yatjapgi
Noun form — (음)
얕잡음
yaht-chah-beum
yatjabeum