세워
sae-wuh
sewo
regular
세우다
To say to stand (something) up, to stop (a vehicle), to build politely in the present tense, use 세워요 (sae-wuh-yoh) · sewoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 세우다 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 | 세워요 sae-wuh-yoh sewoyo | 세웁니다 sae-oom-nee-dah seumnida | |
| Past | 세웠어 sae-wuh-ssuh sewosseo | 세웠어요 sae-wuh-ssuh-yoh sewosseoyo | 세웠습니다 sae-wuh-sseum-nee-dah sewosseumnida |
| Future | 세울 거야 sae-ool guh-yah seul geoya | 세울 거예요 sae-ool guh-yae-yoh seul geoyeyo | 세울 겁니다 sae-ool guhm-nee-dah seul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
세우세요
sae-oo-sae-yoh
seuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
세워요
sae-wuh-yoh
sewoyo
Question Polite (요)
세워요?
sae-wuh-yoh-?
sewoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
세우고
sae-oo-goh
seugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
세우면
sae-oo-myuhn
seumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
세우고 있어요
sae-oo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
seugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
세우고 싶어요
sae-oo-goh shee-puh-yoh
seugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
세울 수 있어요
sae-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
seul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
세워서
sae-wuh-suh
sewoseo
Noun form — (기)
세우기
sae-oo-gee
seugi
Noun form — (음)
세움
sae-oom
seum