시장하셔
shee-chahng-hah-syuh
sijanghasyeo
descriptive
시장하시다
To say to be hungry (honorific of 배고프다) politely in the present tense, use 시장하셔요 (shee-chahng-hah-syuh-yoh) · sijanghasyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 시장하시다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 시장하셔요 shee-chahng-hah-syuh-yoh sijanghasyeoyo | 시장하십니다 shee-chahng-hah-sheem-nee-dah sijanghasimnida | |
| Past | 시장하셨어 shee-chahng-hah-syuh-ssuh sijanghasyeosseo | 시장하셨어요 shee-chahng-hah-syuh-ssuh-yoh sijanghasyeosseoyo | 시장하셨습니다 shee-chahng-hah-syuh-sseum-nee-dah sijanghasyeosseumnida |
| Future | 시장하실 거야 shee-chahng-hah-sheel guh-yah sijanghasil geoya | 시장하실 거예요 shee-chahng-hah-sheel guh-yae-yoh sijanghasil geoyeyo | 시장하실 겁니다 shee-chahng-hah-sheel guhm-nee-dah sijanghasil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
시장하시세요
shee-chahng-hah-shee-sae-yoh
sijanghasiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
시장하셔요
shee-chahng-hah-syuh-yoh
sijanghasyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
시장하셔요?
shee-chahng-hah-syuh-yoh-?
sijanghasyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
시장하시고
shee-chahng-hah-shee-goh
sijanghasigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
시장하시면
shee-chahng-hah-shee-myuhn
sijanghasimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
시장하시고 있어요
shee-chahng-hah-shee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sijanghasigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
시장하시고 싶어요
shee-chahng-hah-shee-goh shee-puh-yoh
sijanghasigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
시장하실 수 있어요
shee-chahng-hah-sheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sijanghasil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
시장하셔서
shee-chahng-hah-syuh-suh
sijanghasyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
시장하시기
shee-chahng-hah-shee-gee
sijanghasigi
Noun form — (음)
시장하심
shee-chahng-hah-sheem
sijanghasim