삼아
sah-mah
sama
regular
삼다
To say to take as politely in the present tense, use 삼아요 (sah-mah-yoh) · samayo. Below is the full conjugation of 삼다 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 | 삼아요 sah-mah-yoh samayo | 삼습니다 sahm-seum-nee-dah samseumnida | |
| Past | 삼았어 sah-mah-ssuh samasseo | 삼았어요 sah-mah-ssuh-yoh samasseoyo | 삼았습니다 sah-mah-sseum-nee-dah samasseumnida |
| Future | 삼을 거야 sah-meul guh-yah sameul geoya | 삼을 거예요 sah-meul guh-yae-yoh sameul geoyeyo | 삼을 겁니다 sah-meul guhm-nee-dah sameul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
삼으세요
sah-meu-sae-yoh
sameuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
삼아요
sah-mah-yoh
samayo
Question Polite (요)
삼아요?
sah-mah-yoh-?
samayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
삼고
sahm-goh
samgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
삼으면
sah-meu-myuhn
sameumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
삼고 있어요
sahm-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
samgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
삼고 싶어요
sahm-goh shee-puh-yoh
samgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
삼을 수 있어요
sah-meul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sameul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
삼아서
sah-mah-suh
samaseo
Noun form — (기)
삼기
sahm-gee
samgi
Noun form — (음)
삼음
sah-meum
sameum