짓다
to build; construct
Action verb
Core anchors source-checked 2026-08-14 · not human-reviewed
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Source-checked core forms
Source-checked anchorsThese four finite forms plus the dictionary form are stored literally in Chamelingo’s reviewed catalog.
| Dictionary form | 짓다 |
|---|---|
| Present polite | 지어요 |
| Past polite | 지었어요 |
| Future / prediction | 지을 거예요 |
| Present formal | 짓습니다 |
Speech levels and questions
Derived from anchorsForms derived from the reviewed polite, formal, and future anchors. Question rows keep the same Korean surface form where Korean normally relies on intonation.
| Present casual | 지어 해체 / casual listener speech |
|---|---|
| Past casual | 지었어 해체 / casual listener speech |
| Future casual | 지을 거야 casual future / prediction |
| Future formal | 지을 겁니다 formal future / prediction |
| Present formal question | 짓습니까? |
| Present polite question | 지어요? same surface form; question intonation |
| Future polite question | 지을 거예요? same surface form; question intonation |
| Future formal question | 지을 겁니까? |
Useful connectors
Derived from anchorsHigh-frequency connective forms built from the reviewed dictionary or 아/어 anchor without publishing a new lemma.
| -고 (and / then) | 짓고 |
|---|---|
| -지만 (but / although) | 짓지만 |
| -아/어서 (and / so / because) | 지어서 |
| -고 나서 (after doing) | 짓고 나서 |
Common constructions
Derived from anchorsUseful learner constructions shown only when the predicate type and reviewed anchors make the transformation structurally safe.
| -고 있어요 (in progress) | 짓고 있어요 |
|---|---|
| -고 싶어요 (want to) | 짓고 싶어요 |
| -아/어 봐요 (try doing) | 지어 봐요 |
| -아/어 주세요 (please do) | 지어 주세요 |
| -아/어야 해요 (must / have to) | 지어야 해요 |
| -아/어도 돼요 (may / it is okay to) | 지어도 돼요 |
| -(으)ㄹ 수 있어요 (can / possible) | 지을 수 있어요 |
| -(으)ㄹ까요? (shall / will ...?) | 지을까요? suggestion or speculative question depending on context |
Notes on 짓다
짓다 is ㅅ-irregular before vowel-initial endings: ㅅ drops in 지어요, 지었어요, and 지을, but remains before consonant-initial 짓습니다.
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