죽어
choo-guh
regular
To say to die (to stop living) politely in the present tense, use 죽어요 (choo-guh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 죽다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 죽어요 choo-guh-yoh | 죽습니다 choog-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 죽었어 choo-guh-ssuh | 죽었어요 choo-guh-ssuh-yoh | 죽었습니다 choo-guh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 죽을 거야 choo-geul- -guh-yah | 죽을 거예요 choo-geul- -guh-yae-yoh | 죽을 겁니다 choo-geul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
죽으세요
choo-geu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
죽어요
choo-guh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
죽어요?
choo-guh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
죽고
choog-ggoh
Conditional “if” — (면)
죽으면
choo-geu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
죽음
choo-geum