자라
chah-rah
regular
To say to grow politely in the present tense, use 자라요 (chah-rah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 자라다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 자라요 chah-rah-yoh | 자랍니다 chah-rahm-nee-dah | |
| Past | 자랐어 chah-rah-ssuh | 자랐어요 chah-rah-ssuh-yoh | 자랐습니다 chah-rah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 자랄 거야 chah-rahl- -guh-yah | 자랄 거예요 chah-rahl- -guh-yae-yoh | 자랄 겁니다 chah-rahl- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
자라세요
chah-rah-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
자라요
chah-rah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
자라요?
chah-rah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
자라고
chah-rah-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
자라면
chah-rah-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
자람
chah-rahm