살아와
sah-rah-wah
sarawa
regular
살아오다
To say to have lived (up to now) politely in the present tense, use 살아와요 (sah-rah-wah-yoh) · sarawayo. Below is the full conjugation of 살아오다 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 | 살아와요 sah-rah-wah-yoh sarawayo | 살아옵니다 sah-rah-ohm-nee-dah saraomnida | |
| Past | 살아왔어 sah-rah-wah-ssuh sarawasseo | 살아왔어요 sah-rah-wah-ssuh-yoh sarawasseoyo | 살아왔습니다 sah-rah-wah-sseum-nee-dah sarawasseumnida |
| Future | 살아올 거야 sah-rah-ohl guh-yah saraol geoya | 살아올 거예요 sah-rah-ohl guh-yae-yoh saraol geoyeyo | 살아올 겁니다 sah-rah-ohl guhm-nee-dah saraol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
살아오세요
sah-rah-oh-sae-yoh
saraoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
살아와요
sah-rah-wah-yoh
sarawayo
Question Polite (요)
살아와요?
sah-rah-wah-yoh-?
sarawayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
살아오고
sah-rah-oh-goh
saraogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
살아오면
sah-rah-oh-myuhn
saraomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
살아오고 있어요
sah-rah-oh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
saraogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
살아오고 싶어요
sah-rah-oh-goh shee-puh-yoh
saraogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
살아올 수 있어요
sah-rah-ohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
saraol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
살아와서
sah-rah-wah-suh
sarawaseo
Noun form — (기)
살아오기
sah-rah-oh-gee
saraogi
Noun form — (음)
살아옴
sah-rah-ohm
saraom