짜다 Korean verb conjugation
to squeeze, to press
Every form of 짜다 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
- 짜는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 짜
- -으니Since
- 짜니
- 합니다Formal
- 짭니다
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 | 짜요 | 짭니다 | 짜 | 짠다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 짰어요 | 짰습니다 | 짰어 | 짰다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 짜겠어요 | 짜겠습니다 | 짜겠어 | 짜겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 짤 거예요 | 짤 것입니다 | 짤 거야 | 짤 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 짜요? | 짭니까? | 짜? | 짜니? |
| 과거Past | 짰어요? | 짰습니까? | 짰어? | 짰니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 짜세요 | 짜십시오 | 짜 | 짜라 |
| 청유Let's | 짜요 | 짭시다 | 짜 | 짜자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 짜요 | 안 짭니다 | 안 짜 | 안 짠다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 짜지 않아요 | 짜지 않습니다 | 짜지 않아 | 짜지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 짜요 | 못 짭니다 | 못 짜 | 못 짠다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 짜세요 | 짜십니다 | 짜셔 | 짜신다 |
| 과거Past | 짜셨어요 | 짜셨습니다 | 짜셨어 | 짜셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 짜는
- 과거Past
- 짠
- 미래Future
- 짤
- 회상Used to
- 짜던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 짜고
- -게-ly / so that
- 짜게
- -어서so / and then
- 짜서
- -으니까since
- 짜니까
- -으면if / when
- 짜면
- -지만but
- 짜지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 짜는데
- -어도even if
- 짜도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 짜고 있어요 | 짜고 있습니다 | 짜고 있어 | 짜고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 짜고 있었어요 | 짜고 있었습니다 | 짜고 있었어 | 짜고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 짜다
- 1이 (2와) 짜다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이 국 너무 짜요.
This soup is too salty.
톰은 계획을 새로 짜야 해.
Tom needs a new plan.
병사들은 함께 모여서 계획을 짰어요.
The musketeers huddled and formulated a plan.
다행히 그들은 돌아왔고, 다시 대형을 짰습니다.
They all came back. I put them all back up in the tree.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 짜다 in Korean?
짜다 (to squeeze, to press) is 짜요 in the polite 해요체, 짭니다 in formal 합니다체, 짜 in casual 반말 and 짠다 in the plain written style. The past is 짰어요.
What is the past tense of 짜다?
짰어요 in everyday polite speech, 짰습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 짜 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 짜다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 짭니다, 짜, 짜니 all keep 짜 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 짜다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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