찾아오다

Korean

Etymology

From 찾다 (chatda, “to seek or find”) + 오다 (oda, “to come”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠d͡ʑa̠o̞da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [차자오다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chajaoda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chaj'aoda
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ajaoda
Yale Romanization?	chac.aota

Verb

찾아오다 • (chajaoda) (infinitive 찾아와, sequential 찾아오니)

1. to come to visit someone

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 찾아오다 (chajaoda): vowel-stem, 오(o)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	찾아온다 chajaonda	찾아와 chajawa	찾아와요 chajawayo	찾아옵니다 chajaomnida
	Past	찾아왔다 chajawatda	찾아왔어 chajawasseo	찾아왔어요 chajawasseoyo	찾아왔습니다 chajawatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	찾아오느냐 chajaoneunya	찾아와 chajawa	찾아와요 chajawayo	찾아옵니까 chajaomnikka
	Past	찾아왔느냐 chajawanneunya	찾아왔어 chajawasseo	찾아왔어요 chajawasseoyo	찾아왔습니까 chajawatseumnikka
Hortative		찾아오자 chajaoja	찾아와 chajawa	찾아와요 chajawayo	찾아오십시다 chajaosipsida
Imperative		찾아오너라, 찾아와라 chajaoneora, chajawara	찾아와 chajawa	찾아와요 chajawayo	찾아옵시오 chajaopsio
Assertive		찾아오겠다 chajaogetda	찾아오겠어 chajaogesseo	찾아오겠어요 chajaogesseoyo	찾아오겠습니다 chajaogetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		찾아와 chajawa	찾아와서 chajawaseo	찾아오니 chajaoni	찾아오니까 chajaonikka
Contrast		찾아오지만 chajaojiman	찾아오는데 chajaoneunde	찾아오더니 chajaodeoni
Conjunction		찾아오고 chajaogo
Condition		찾아오면 chajaomyeon	찾아와야 chajawaya
Motive		찾아오려고 chajaoryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		찾아옴 chajaom	찾아오기 chajaogi
Past-tense verbal nouns		찾아왔음 chajawasseum	찾아왔기 chajawatgi
Determiners	Past	찾아온 chajaon
	Present	찾아오는 chajaoneun
	Future	찾아올 chajaol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	찾아오신다 chajaosinda	찾아오셔 chajaosyeo	찾아오세요, 찾아오셔요 chajaoseyo, chajaosyeoyo	찾아오십니다 chajaosimnida
	Past	찾아오셨다 chajaosyeotda	찾아오셨어 chajaosyeosseo	찾아오셨어요 chajaosyeosseoyo	찾아오셨습니다 chajaosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	찾아오시느냐 chajaosineunya	찾아오셔 chajaosyeo	찾아오세요, 찾아오셔요 chajaoseyo, chajaosyeoyo	찾아오십니까 chajaosimnikka
	Past	찾아오셨느냐 chajaosyeonneunya	찾아오셨어 chajaosyeosseo	찾아오셨어요 chajaosyeosseoyo	찾아오셨습니까 chajaosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		찾아오시라 chajaosira	찾아오셔 chajaosyeo	찾아오세요 chajaoseyo	찾아오십시오 chajaosipsio
Assertive		찾아오시겠다 chajaosigetda	찾아오시겠어 chajaosigesseo	찾아오시겠어요 chajaosigesseoyo	찾아오시겠습니다 chajaosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		찾아오셔 chajaosyeo	찾아오셔서 chajaosyeoseo	찾아오시니 chajaosini	찾아오시니까 chajaosinikka
Contrast		찾아오시지만 chajaosijiman	찾아오시는데 chajaosineunde	찾아오시더니 chajaosideoni
Conjunction		찾아오시고 chajaosigo
Condition		찾아오시면 chajaosimyeon	찾아오셔야 chajaosyeoya
Motive		찾아오시려고 chajaosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		찾아오심 chajaosim	찾아오시기 chajaosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		찾아오셨음 chajaosyeosseum	찾아오셨기 chajaosyeotgi
Determiners	Past	찾아오신 chajaosin
	Present	찾아오시는 chajaosineun
	Future	찾아오실 chajaosil