사
sah
regular
To say to buy politely in the present tense, use 사요 (sah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 사다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 사요 sah-yoh | 삽니다 sahm-nee-dah | |
| Past | 샀어 sah-ssuh | 샀어요 sah-ssuh-yoh | 샀습니다 sah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 살 거야 sahl- -guh-yah | 살 거예요 sahl- -guh-yae-yoh | 살 겁니다 sahl- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
사세요
sah-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
사요
sah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
사요?
sah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
사고
sah-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
사면
sah-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
삼
sahm