새
sae
regular
새다
To say to leak, to escape politely in the present tense, use 새요 (sae-yoh) · saeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 새다 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 | 새요 sae-yoh saeyo | 샙니다 saem-nee-dah saemnida | |
| Past | 샜어 sae-ssuh saesseo | 샜어요 sae-ssuh-yoh saesseoyo | 샜습니다 sae-sseum-nee-dah saesseumnida |
| Future | 샐 거야 sael guh-yah sael geoya | 샐 거예요 sael guh-yae-yoh sael geoyeyo | 샐 겁니다 sael guhm-nee-dah sael geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
새세요
sae-sae-yoh
saeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
새요
sae-yoh
saeyo
Question Polite (요)
새요?
sae-yoh-?
saeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
새고
sae-goh
saego
Conditional "if" — (면)
새면
sae-myuhn
saemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
새고 있어요
sae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
saego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
새고 싶어요
sae-goh shee-puh-yoh
saego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
샐 수 있어요
sael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sael su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
새서
sae-suh
saeseo
Noun form — (기)
새기
sae-gee
saegi
Noun form — (음)
샘
saem