자아
chah-ah
ㅅ irregular
To say to spin (make yarn) politely in the present tense, use 자아요 (chah-ah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 잣다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 자아요 chah-ah-yoh | 잣습니다 chaht-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 자았어 chah-ah-ssuh | 자았어요 chah-ah-ssuh-yoh | 자았습니다 chah-ah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 자을 거야 chah-eul- -guh-yah | 자을 거예요 chah-eul- -guh-yae-yoh | 자을 겁니다 chah-eul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
자으세요
chah-eu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
자아요
chah-ah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
자아요?
chah-ah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
잣고
chaht-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
자으면
chah-eu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
자음
chah-eum