죽여
choo-gyuh
jugyeo
regular
죽이다
To say to kill, to cause to die politely in the present tense, use 죽여요 (choo-gyuh-yoh) · jugyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 죽이다 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 | 죽여요 choo-gyuh-yoh jugyeoyo | 죽입니다 choo-geem-nee-dah jugimnida | |
| Past | 죽였어 choo-gyuh-ssuh jugyeosseo | 죽였어요 choo-gyuh-ssuh-yoh jugyeosseoyo | 죽였습니다 choo-gyuh-sseum-nee-dah jugyeosseumnida |
| Future | 죽일 거야 choo-geel guh-yah jugil geoya | 죽일 거예요 choo-geel guh-yae-yoh jugil geoyeyo | 죽일 겁니다 choo-geel guhm-nee-dah jugil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
죽이세요
choo-gee-sae-yoh
jugiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
죽여요
choo-gyuh-yoh
jugyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
죽여요?
choo-gyuh-yoh-?
jugyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
죽이고
choo-gee-goh
jugigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
죽이면
choo-gee-myuhn
jugimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
죽이고 있어요
choo-gee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jugigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
죽이고 싶어요
choo-gee-goh shee-puh-yoh
jugigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
죽일 수 있어요
choo-geel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jugil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
죽여서
choo-gyuh-suh
jugyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
죽이기
choo-gee-gee
jugigi
Noun form — (음)
죽임
choo-geem
jugim