삼켜
sahm-kyuh
samkyeo
regular
삼키다
To say to swallow politely in the present tense, use 삼켜요 (sahm-kyuh-yoh) · samkyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 삼키다 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 | 삼켜요 sahm-kyuh-yoh samkyeoyo | 삼킵니다 sahm-keem-nee-dah samkimnida | |
| Past | 삼켰어 sahm-kyuh-ssuh samkyeosseo | 삼켰어요 sahm-kyuh-ssuh-yoh samkyeosseoyo | 삼켰습니다 sahm-kyuh-sseum-nee-dah samkyeosseumnida |
| Future | 삼킬 거야 sahm-keel guh-yah samkil geoya | 삼킬 거예요 sahm-keel guh-yae-yoh samkil geoyeyo | 삼킬 겁니다 sahm-keel guhm-nee-dah samkil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
삼키세요
sahm-kee-sae-yoh
samkiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
삼켜요
sahm-kyuh-yoh
samkyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
삼켜요?
sahm-kyuh-yoh-?
samkyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
삼키고
sahm-kee-goh
samkigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
삼키면
sahm-kee-myuhn
samkimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
삼키고 있어요
sahm-kee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
samkigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
삼키고 싶어요
sahm-kee-goh shee-puh-yoh
samkigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
삼킬 수 있어요
sahm-keel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
samkil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
삼켜서
sahm-kyuh-suh
samkyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
삼키기
sahm-kee-gee
samkigi
Noun form — (음)
삼킴
sahm-keem
samkim