죽어
choo-guh
jugeo
regular
죽다
To say to die (to stop living) politely in the present tense, use 죽어요 (choo-guh-yoh) · jugeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 죽다 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 | 죽어요 choo-guh-yoh jugeoyo | 죽습니다 choog-sseum-nee-dah juksseumnida | |
| Past | 죽었어 choo-guh-ssuh jugeosseo | 죽었어요 choo-guh-ssuh-yoh jugeosseoyo | 죽었습니다 choo-guh-sseum-nee-dah jugeosseumnida |
| Future | 죽을 거야 choo-geul guh-yah jugeul geoya | 죽을 거예요 choo-geul guh-yae-yoh jugeul geoyeyo | 죽을 겁니다 choo-geul guhm-nee-dah jugeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
죽으세요
choo-geu-sae-yoh
jugeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
죽어요
choo-guh-yoh
jugeoyo
Question Polite (요)
죽어요?
choo-guh-yoh-?
jugeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
죽고
choog-ggoh
jukkko
Conditional "if" — (면)
죽으면
choo-geu-myuhn
jugeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
죽고 있어요
choog-ggoh ee-ssuh-yoh
jukkko isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
죽고 싶어요
choog-ggoh shee-puh-yoh
jukkko sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
죽을 수 있어요
choo-geul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jugeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
죽어서
choo-guh-suh
jugeoseo
Noun form — (기)
죽기
choog-ggee
jukkki
Noun form — (음)
죽음
choo-geum
jugeum