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찌다

찌다

Korean

Verb

찌다 • ‎(jjida) ‎(infinitive 쪄 or 찌어, sequential 찌니)

to steam

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 찌다 (jjida)

Stems
Stem 1	찌 (jji)
Stem 2	쪄 (jjyeo)
Stem 2a	찌어 (jjieo)
Stem 3	찌 (jji)
Conjugation type	Vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	찐다 jjinda past: 쪘다 jjyeotda	쪄 jjyeo past: 쪘어 jjyeosseo	쪄요, 찌어요 jjyeoyo, jjieoyo past: 쪘어요 jjyeosseoyo	찝니다 jjimnida past: 쪘습니다 jjyeotseumnida
Interrogative	찌느냐 jjineunya past: 쪘느냐 jjyeonneunya	쪄 jjyeo past: 쪘어 jjyeosseo	쪄요, 찌어요 jjyeoyo, jjieoyo past: 쪘어요 jjyeosseoyo	찝니까 jjimnikka past: 쪘습니까 jjyeotseumnikka
hortative	찌자 jjija	쪄 jjyeo	쪄요, 찌어요 jjyeoyo, jjieoyo	찝시다 jjipsida
imperative	쪄라, 찌어라 jjyeora, jjieora	쪄 jjyeo	쪄요, 찌어요 jjyeoyo, jjieoyo	찝시오 jjipsio
Assertive	찌겠다 jjigetda	찌겠어 jjigesseo	찌겠어요 jjigesseoyo	찌겠습니다 jjigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	쪄 jjyeo	쪄서, 찌어서 jjyeoseo, jjieoseo	찌니 jjini	찌니까 jjinikka
Contrast	찌지만 jjijiman	찌는데 jjineunde	찌더니 jjideoni
Conjunction	찌고 jjigo
Condition	찌면 jjimyeon	쪄야, 찌어야 jjyeoya, jjieoya
Motive	찌려고 jjiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		찜 jjim	찌기 jjigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쪘음, 찌었음 jjyeosseum, jjieosseum	쪘기, 찌었기 jjyeotgi, jjieotgi
Determiners	past	찐 jjin
	present	찌는 jjineun
	future	찔 jjil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	찌신다 jjisinda past: 찌셨다 jjisyeotda	찌셔 jjisyeo past: 찌셨어 jjisyeosseo	찌세요, 찌셔요 jjiseyo, jjisyeoyo past: 찌셨어요 jjisyeosseoyo	찌십니다 jjisimnida past: 찌셨습니다 jjisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	찌시느냐 jjisineunya past: 찌셨느냐 jjisyeonneunya	찌셔 jjisyeo past: 찌셨어 jjisyeosseo	찌세요, 찌셔요 jjiseyo, jjisyeoyo past: 찌셨어요 jjisyeosseoyo	찌십니까 jjisimnikka past: 찌셨습니까 jjisyeotseumnikka
imperative	찌시라 jjisira	찌셔 jjisyeo	찌세요 jjiseyo	찌십시오 jjisipsio
Assertive	찌시겠다 jjisigetda	찌시겠어 jjisigesseo	찌시겠어요 jjisigesseoyo	찌시겠습니다 jjisigetseumnida
Connective honforms with honorific
Cause/Reason	찌셔 jjisyeo	찌셔서 jjisyeoseo	찌시니 jjisini	찌시니까 jjisinikka
Contrast	찌시지만 jjisijiman	찌시는데 jjisineunde	찌시더니 jjisideoni
Conjunction	찌시고 jjisigo
Condition	찌시면 jjisimyeon	찌셔야 jjisyeoya
Motive	찌시려고 jjisiryeogo
Noun and determiner honforms with honorific
Verbal nouns		찌심 jjisim	찌시기 jjisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		찌셨음 jjisyeosseum	찌셨기 jjisyeotgi
Determiners	past	찌신 jjisin
	present	찌시는 jjisineun
	future	찌실 jjisil