차다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be cold
Every form of 차다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 찬
- 아/어Infinitive
- 차
- -으니Since
- 차니
- 합니다Formal
- 찹니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 차요 | 찹니다 | 차 | 차다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 찼어요 | 찼습니다 | 찼어 | 찼다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 차겠어요 | 차겠습니다 | 차겠어 | 차겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 찰 거예요 | 찰 것입니다 | 찰 거야 | 찰 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 차요? | 찹니까? | 차? | 차니? |
| 과거Past | 찼어요? | 찼습니까? | 찼어? | 찼니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 차요 | 안 찹니다 | 안 차 | 안 차다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 차지 않아요 | 차지 않습니다 | 차지 않아 | 차지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 차세요 | 차십니다 | 차셔 | 차시다 |
| 과거Past | 차셨어요 | 차셨습니다 | 차셨어 | 차셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 찬
- 과거Past
- 찬
- 미래Future
- 찰
- 회상Used to
- 차던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 차고
- -게-ly / so that
- 차게
- -어서so / and then
- 차서
- -으니까since
- 차니까
- -으면if / when
- 차면
- -지만but
- 차지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 찬데
- -어도even if
- 차도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1에 2가 차다
- 1이 2에 차다
- 1이 차다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
아기는 어때, 여전히 차?
How's the baby, still kicking?
네, 여기도 찬 물 뿐이예요
Yeah, it's really cold in here, too.
내가 일할 땐 차면 안 되지
You cannot kick me while I'm doing my job.
믿지 못 하실 정도로 차네요
He kicks like you wouldn't believe.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 차다 in Korean?
차다 (to be cold) is 차요 in the polite 해요체, 찹니다 in formal 합니다체, 차 in casual 반말 and 차다 in the plain written style. The past is 찼어요.
What is the past tense of 차다?
찼어요 in everyday polite speech, 찼습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 차 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 차다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 찹니다, 차, 차니 all keep 차 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 차다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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