차다

to be cold

TOPIK 2 2급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
찬
아/어Infinitive
차
-으니Since
차니
합니다Formal
찹니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 차요찹니다차차다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 찼어요찼습니다찼어찼다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 차겠어요차겠습니다차겠어차겠다
-을 것이다Going to 찰 거예요찰 것입니다찰 거야찰 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 차요?찹니까?차?차니?
과거Past 찼어요?찼습니까?찼어?찼니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 차요안 찹니다안 차안 차다
-지 않다Not (long) 차지 않아요차지 않습니다차지 않아차지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 차세요차십니다차셔차시다
과거Past 차셨어요차셨습니다차셨어차셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
찬
과거Past
찬
미래Future
찰
회상Used to
차던

Joining 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

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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