시들어
shee-deu-ruh
sideureo
시들다
To say to wither, to wilt, to droop politely in the present tense, use 시들어요 (shee-deu-ruh-yoh) · sideureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 시들다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem): ㄹ-stem verbs end in ㄹ as the final consonant. They are conjugated regularly with vowel suffixes (살다 → 살아요), but the ㄹ drops before certain consonant suffixes — specifically before ㄴ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and before the formal ending 습니다: 살다 → 사는, 삽니다, 살지 (ㄹ kept before ㅈ). This is sometimes called a "ㄹ drop" or "ㄹ irregular." See all ㄹ-stem verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 시들어요 shee-deu-ruh-yoh sideureoyo | 시듭니다 shee-deum-nee-dah sideumnida | |
| Past | 시들었어 shee-deu-ruh-ssuh sideureosseo | 시들었어요 shee-deu-ruh-ssuh-yoh sideureosseoyo | 시들었습니다 shee-deu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah sideureosseumnida |
| Future | 시들 거야 shee-deul guh-yah sideul geoya | 시들 거예요 shee-deul guh-yae-yoh sideul geoyeyo | 시들 겁니다 shee-deul guhm-nee-dah sideul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
시드세요
shee-deu-sae-yoh
sideuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
시들어요
shee-deu-ruh-yoh
sideureoyo
Question Polite (요)
시들어요?
shee-deu-ruh-yoh-?
sideureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
시들고
shee-deul-goh
sideulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
시들면
shee-deul-myuhn
sideulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
시들고 있어요
shee-deul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sideulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
시들고 싶어요
shee-deul-goh shee-puh-yoh
sideulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
시들 수 있어요
shee-deul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sideul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
시들어서
shee-deu-ruh-suh
sideureoseo
Noun form — (기)
시들기
shee-deul-gee
sideulgi
Noun form — (음)
시듦
shee-deum
sideum