삶아
sahl-mah
salma
regular
삶다
To say to boil politely in the present tense, use 삶아요 (sahl-mah-yoh) · salmayo. Below is the full conjugation of 삶다 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 | 삶아요 sahl-mah-yoh salmayo | 삶습니다 sahm-seum-nee-dah samseumnida | |
| Past | 삶았어 sahl-mah-ssuh salmasseo | 삶았어요 sahl-mah-ssuh-yoh salmasseoyo | 삶았습니다 sahl-mah-sseum-nee-dah salmasseumnida |
| Future | 삶을 거야 sahl-meul guh-yah salmeul geoya | 삶을 거예요 sahl-meul guh-yae-yoh salmeul geoyeyo | 삶을 겁니다 sahl-meul guhm-nee-dah salmeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
삶으세요
sahl-meu-sae-yoh
salmeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
삶아요
sahl-mah-yoh
salmayo
Question Polite (요)
삶아요?
sahl-mah-yoh-?
salmayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
삶고
sahm-goh
samgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
삶으면
sahl-meu-myuhn
salmeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
삶고 있어요
sahm-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
samgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
삶고 싶어요
sahm-goh shee-puh-yoh
samgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
삶을 수 있어요
sahl-meul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
salmeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
삶아서
sahl-mah-suh
salmaseo
Noun form — (기)
삶기
sahm-gee
samgi
Noun form — (음)
삶음
sahl-meum
salmeum