같잖아
gaht-chahn-ah
descriptive
To say to be insignificant politely in the present tense, use 같잖아요 (gaht-chahn-ah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 같잖다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 같잖아요 gaht-chahn-ah-yoh | 같잖습니다 gaht-chahn-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 같잖았어 gaht-chahn-ah-ssuh | 같잖았어요 gaht-chahn-ah-ssuh-yoh | 같잖았습니다 gaht-chahn-ah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 같잖을 거야 gaht-chahn-eul- -guh-yah | 같잖을 거예요 gaht-chahn-eul- -guh-yae-yoh | 같잖을 겁니다 gaht-chahn-eul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
같잖으세요
gaht-chahn-eu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
같잖아요
gaht-chahn-ah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
같잖아요?
gaht-chahn-ah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
같잖고
gaht-chahn-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
같잖으면
gaht-chahn-eu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
같잖음
gaht-chahn-eum