붙잡아
boot-chah-bah
regular
To say to seize, to grab politely in the present tense, use 붙잡아요 (boot-chah-bah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 붙잡다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 붙잡아요 boot-chah-bah-yoh | 붙잡습니다 boot-chahp-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 붙잡았어 boot-chah-bah-ssuh | 붙잡았어요 boot-chah-bah-ssuh-yoh | 붙잡았습니다 boot-chah-bah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 붙잡을 거야 boot-chah-beul- -guh-yah | 붙잡을 거예요 boot-chah-beul- -guh-yae-yoh | 붙잡을 겁니다 boot-chah-beul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
붙잡으세요
boot-chah-beu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
붙잡아요
boot-chah-bah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
붙잡아요?
boot-chah-bah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
붙잡고
boot-chahp-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
붙잡으면
boot-chah-beu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
붙잡음
boot-chah-beum