싶어
shee-puh
sipeo
싶으다
To say alternative spelling of 시프다, dialectal 싶다 (to want) politely in the present tense, use 싶어요 (shee-puh-yoh) · sipeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 싶으다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (으 irregular (adj)): 으-irregular adjectives end in ㅡ before 다. The ㅡ drops when a vowel suffix is added. 배고프다 (to be hungry) → 배고파요; 슬프다 (to be sad) → 슬퍼요. The resulting vowel (아 vs 어) follows the vowel of the syllable before ㅡ. See all 으-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 싶어요 shee-puh-yoh sipeoyo | 싶읍니다 shee-peum-nee-dah sipeumnida | |
| Past | 싶었어 shee-puh-ssuh sipeosseo | 싶었어요 shee-puh-ssuh-yoh sipeosseoyo | 싶었습니다 shee-puh-sseum-nee-dah sipeosseumnida |
| Future | 싶을 거야 shee-peul guh-yah sipeul geoya | 싶을 거예요 shee-peul guh-yae-yoh sipeul geoyeyo | 싶을 겁니다 shee-peul guhm-nee-dah sipeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
싶으세요
shee-peu-sae-yoh
sipeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
싶어요
shee-puh-yoh
sipeoyo
Question Polite (요)
싶어요?
shee-puh-yoh-?
sipeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
싶으고
shee-peu-goh
sipeugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
싶으면
shee-peu-myuhn
sipeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
싶으고 있어요
shee-peu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sipeugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
싶으고 싶어요
shee-peu-goh shee-puh-yoh
sipeugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
싶을 수 있어요
shee-peul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sipeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
싶어서
shee-puh-suh
sipeoseo
Noun form — (기)
싶으기
shee-peu-gee
sipeugi
Noun form — (음)
싶음
shee-peum
sipeum