작아
chah-gah
descriptive
To say to be small politely in the present tense, use 작아요 (chah-gah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 작다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 작아요 chah-gah-yoh | 작습니다 chahg-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 작았어 chah-gah-ssuh | 작았어요 chah-gah-ssuh-yoh | 작았습니다 chah-gah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 작을 거야 chah-geul- -guh-yah | 작을 거예요 chah-geul- -guh-yae-yoh | 작을 겁니다 chah-geul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
작으세요
chah-geu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
작아요
chah-gah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
작아요?
chah-gah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
작고
chahg-ggoh
Conditional “if” — (면)
작으면
chah-geu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
작음
chah-geum