쌓아
ssah-ah
ssaa
regular
쌓다
To say to stack up, to pile up politely in the present tense, use 쌓아요 (ssah-ah-yoh) · ssaayo. Below is the full conjugation of 쌓다 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 | 쌓아요 ssah-ah-yoh ssaayo | 쌓습니다 ssah-sseum-nee-dah ssasseumnida | |
| Past | 쌓았어 ssah-ah-ssuh ssaasseo | 쌓았어요 ssah-ah-ssuh-yoh ssaasseoyo | 쌓았습니다 ssah-ah-sseum-nee-dah ssaasseumnida |
| Future | 쌓을 거야 ssah-eul guh-yah ssaeul geoya | 쌓을 거예요 ssah-eul guh-yae-yoh ssaeul geoyeyo | 쌓을 겁니다 ssah-eul guhm-nee-dah ssaeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
쌓으세요
ssah-eu-sae-yoh
ssaeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
쌓아요
ssah-ah-yoh
ssaayo
Question Polite (요)
쌓아요?
ssah-ah-yoh-?
ssaayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
쌓고
ssah-koh
ssako
Conditional "if" — (면)
쌓으면
ssah-eu-myuhn
ssaeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
쌓고 있어요
ssah-koh ee-ssuh-yoh
ssako isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
쌓고 싶어요
ssah-koh shee-puh-yoh
ssako sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
쌓을 수 있어요
ssah-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ssaeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
쌓아서
ssah-ah-suh
ssaaseo
Noun form — (기)
쌓기
ssah-kee
ssaki
Noun form — (음)
쌓음
ssah-eum
ssaeum