싫어
shee-ruh
sireo
descriptive
싫다
To say to be disagreeable politely in the present tense, use 싫어요 (shee-ruh-yoh) · sireoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 싫다 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 | 싫어요 shee-ruh-yoh sireoyo | 싫습니다 sheel-seum-nee-dah silseumnida | |
| Past | 싫었어 shee-ruh-ssuh sireosseo | 싫었어요 shee-ruh-ssuh-yoh sireosseoyo | 싫었습니다 shee-ruh-sseum-nee-dah sireosseumnida |
| Future | 싫을 거야 shee-reul guh-yah sireul geoya | 싫을 거예요 shee-reul guh-yae-yoh sireul geoyeyo | 싫을 겁니다 shee-reul guhm-nee-dah sireul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
싫으세요
shee-reu-sae-yoh
sireuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
싫어요
shee-ruh-yoh
sireoyo
Question Polite (요)
싫어요?
shee-ruh-yoh-?
sireoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
싫고
sheel-goh
silgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
싫으면
shee-reu-myuhn
sireumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
싫고 있어요
sheel-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
silgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
싫고 싶어요
sheel-goh shee-puh-yoh
silgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
싫을 수 있어요
shee-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sireul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
싫어서
shee-ruh-suh
sireoseo
Noun form — (기)
싫기
sheel-gee
silgi
Noun form — (음)
싫음
shee-reum
sireum