살아
sah-rah
ㄹ stem
To say to live politely in the present tense, use 살아요 (sah-rah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 살다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 살아요 sah-rah-yoh | 삽니다 sahm-nee-dah | |
| Past | 살았어 sah-rah-ssuh | 살았어요 sah-rah-ssuh-yoh | 살았습니다 sah-rah-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)
살아요
sah-rah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
살아요?
sah-rah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
살고
sahl-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
살면
sahl-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
삶
sahm