식혀
shee-kyuh
sikyeo
regular
식히다
To say to cool, to let cool politely in the present tense, use 식혀요 (shee-kyuh-yoh) · sikyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 식히다 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 | 식혀요 shee-kyuh-yoh sikyeoyo | 식힙니다 shee-keem-nee-dah sikimnida | |
| Past | 식혔어 shee-kyuh-ssuh sikyeosseo | 식혔어요 shee-kyuh-ssuh-yoh sikyeosseoyo | 식혔습니다 shee-kyuh-sseum-nee-dah sikyeosseumnida |
| Future | 식힐 거야 shee-keel guh-yah sikil geoya | 식힐 거예요 shee-keel guh-yae-yoh sikil geoyeyo | 식힐 겁니다 shee-keel guhm-nee-dah sikil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
식히세요
shee-kee-sae-yoh
sikiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
식혀요
shee-kyuh-yoh
sikyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
식혀요?
shee-kyuh-yoh-?
sikyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
식히고
shee-kee-goh
sikigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
식히면
shee-kee-myuhn
sikimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
식히고 있어요
shee-kee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sikigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
식히고 싶어요
shee-kee-goh shee-puh-yoh
sikigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
식힐 수 있어요
shee-keel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sikil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
식혀서
shee-kyuh-suh
sikyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
식히기
shee-kee-gee
sikigi
Noun form — (음)
식힘
shee-keem
sikim