시꺼매
shee-gguh-mae
sikkeomae
시꺼멓다
To say deep-black, sooted politely in the present tense, use 시꺼매요 (shee-gguh-mae-yoh) · sikkeomaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 시꺼멓다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅎ irregular (adj)): ㅎ-irregular adjectives end in 다 with ㅎ as the final consonant. Before a vowel, the ㅎ drops and the preceding vowel often contracts: 노랗다 (yellow) → 노래요, 이렇다 (like this) → 이래요. The ㅎ stays before consonant suffixes: 노랗고, 이렇지. See all ㅎ-irregular adjectives →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 시꺼매요 shee-gguh-mae-yoh sikkeomaeyo | 시꺼멓습니다 shee-gguh-muh-sseum-nee-dah sikkeomeosseumnida | |
| Past | 시꺼맸어 shee-gguh-mae-ssuh sikkeomaesseo | 시꺼맸어요 shee-gguh-mae-ssuh-yoh sikkeomaesseoyo | 시꺼맸습니다 shee-gguh-mae-sseum-nee-dah sikkeomaesseumnida |
| Future | 시꺼멀 거야 shee-gguh-muhl guh-yah sikkeomeol geoya | 시꺼멀 거예요 shee-gguh-muhl guh-yae-yoh sikkeomeol geoyeyo | 시꺼멀 겁니다 shee-gguh-muhl guhm-nee-dah sikkeomeol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
시꺼머세요
shee-gguh-muh-sae-yoh
sikkeomeoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
시꺼매요
shee-gguh-mae-yoh
sikkeomaeyo
Question Polite (요)
시꺼매요?
shee-gguh-mae-yoh-?
sikkeomaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
시꺼멓고
shee-gguh-muh-koh
sikkeomeoko
Conditional "if" — (면)
시꺼머면
shee-gguh-muh-myuhn
sikkeomeomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
시꺼멓고 있어요
shee-gguh-muh-koh ee-ssuh-yoh
sikkeomeoko isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
시꺼멓고 싶어요
shee-gguh-muh-koh shee-puh-yoh
sikkeomeoko sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
시꺼멀 수 있어요
shee-gguh-muhl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sikkeomeol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
시꺼매서
shee-gguh-mae-suh
sikkeomaeseo
Noun form — (기)
시꺼멓기
shee-gguh-muh-kee
sikkeomeoki
Noun form — (음)
시꺼멈
shee-gguh-muhm
sikkeomeom