헤엄쳐
hae-uhm-chyuh
heeomchyeo
regular
헤엄치다
To say to swim politely in the present tense, use 헤엄쳐요 (hae-uhm-chyuh-yoh) · heeomchyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 헤엄치다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 헤엄쳐요 hae-uhm-chyuh-yoh heeomchyeoyo | 헤엄칩니다 hae-uhm-cheem-nee-dah heeomchimnida | |
| Past | 헤엄쳤어 hae-uhm-chyuh-ssuh heeomchyeosseo | 헤엄쳤어요 hae-uhm-chyuh-ssuh-yoh heeomchyeosseoyo | 헤엄쳤습니다 hae-uhm-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah heeomchyeosseumnida |
| Future | 헤엄칠 거야 hae-uhm-cheel guh-yah heeomchil geoya | 헤엄칠 거예요 hae-uhm-cheel guh-yae-yoh heeomchil geoyeyo | 헤엄칠 겁니다 hae-uhm-cheel guhm-nee-dah heeomchil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
헤엄치세요
hae-uhm-chee-sae-yoh
heeomchiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
헤엄쳐요
hae-uhm-chyuh-yoh
heeomchyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
헤엄쳐요?
hae-uhm-chyuh-yoh-?
heeomchyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
헤엄치고
hae-uhm-chee-goh
heeomchigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
헤엄치면
hae-uhm-chee-myuhn
heeomchimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
헤엄치고 있어요
hae-uhm-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
heeomchigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
헤엄치고 싶어요
hae-uhm-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
heeomchigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
헤엄칠 수 있어요
hae-uhm-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
heeomchil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
헤엄쳐서
hae-uhm-chyuh-suh
heeomchyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
헤엄치기
hae-uhm-chee-gee
heeomchigi
Noun form — (음)
헤엄침
hae-uhm-cheem
heeomchim