서슴어
suh-seu-muh
seoseumeo
regular
서슴다
To say to not make a decision politely in the present tense, use 서슴어요 (suh-seu-muh-yoh) · seoseumeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 서슴다 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 | 서슴어요 suh-seu-muh-yoh seoseumeoyo | 서슴습니다 suh-seum-seum-nee-dah seoseumseumnida | |
| Past | 서슴었어 suh-seu-muh-ssuh seoseumeosseo | 서슴었어요 suh-seu-muh-ssuh-yoh seoseumeosseoyo | 서슴었습니다 suh-seu-muh-sseum-nee-dah seoseumeosseumnida |
| Future | 서슴을 거야 suh-seu-meul guh-yah seoseumeul geoya | 서슴을 거예요 suh-seu-meul guh-yae-yoh seoseumeul geoyeyo | 서슴을 겁니다 suh-seu-meul guhm-nee-dah seoseumeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
서슴으세요
suh-seu-meu-sae-yoh
seoseumeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
서슴어요
suh-seu-muh-yoh
seoseumeoyo
Question Polite (요)
서슴어요?
suh-seu-muh-yoh-?
seoseumeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
서슴고
suh-seum-goh
seoseumgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
서슴으면
suh-seu-meu-myuhn
seoseumeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
서슴고 있어요
suh-seum-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
seoseumgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
서슴고 싶어요
suh-seum-goh shee-puh-yoh
seoseumgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
서슴을 수 있어요
suh-seu-meul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
seoseumeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
서슴어서
suh-seu-muh-suh
seoseumeoseo
Noun form — (기)
서슴기
suh-seum-gee
seoseumgi
Noun form — (음)
서슴음
suh-seu-meum
seoseumeum