꿰매
ggweh-mae
kkwemae
regular
꿰매다
To say to sew politely in the present tense, use 꿰매요 (ggweh-mae-yoh) · kkwemaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 꿰매다 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 | 꿰매요 ggweh-mae-yoh kkwemaeyo | 꿰맵니다 ggweh-maem-nee-dah kkwemaemnida | |
| Past | 꿰맸어 ggweh-mae-ssuh kkwemaesseo | 꿰맸어요 ggweh-mae-ssuh-yoh kkwemaesseoyo | 꿰맸습니다 ggweh-mae-sseum-nee-dah kkwemaesseumnida |
| Future | 꿰맬 거야 ggweh-mael guh-yah kkwemael geoya | 꿰맬 거예요 ggweh-mael guh-yae-yoh kkwemael geoyeyo | 꿰맬 겁니다 ggweh-mael guhm-nee-dah kkwemael geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
꿰매세요
ggweh-mae-sae-yoh
kkwemaeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
꿰매요
ggweh-mae-yoh
kkwemaeyo
Question Polite (요)
꿰매요?
ggweh-mae-yoh-?
kkwemaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
꿰매고
ggweh-mae-goh
kkwemaego
Conditional "if" — (면)
꿰매면
ggweh-mae-myuhn
kkwemaemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
꿰매고 있어요
ggweh-mae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkwemaego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
꿰매고 싶어요
ggweh-mae-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkwemaego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
꿰맬 수 있어요
ggweh-mael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkwemael su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
꿰매서
ggweh-mae-suh
kkwemaeseo
Noun form — (기)
꿰매기
ggweh-mae-gee
kkwemaegi
Noun form — (음)
꿰맴
ggweh-maem
kkwemaem