싸워
ssah-wuh
ssawo
regular
싸우다
To say to fight or struggle politely in the present tense, use 싸워요 (ssah-wuh-yoh) · ssawoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 싸우다 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 | 싸워요 ssah-wuh-yoh ssawoyo | 싸웁니다 ssah-oom-nee-dah ssaumnida | |
| Past | 싸웠어 ssah-wuh-ssuh ssawosseo | 싸웠어요 ssah-wuh-ssuh-yoh ssawosseoyo | 싸웠습니다 ssah-wuh-sseum-nee-dah ssawosseumnida |
| Future | 싸울 거야 ssah-ool guh-yah ssaul geoya | 싸울 거예요 ssah-ool guh-yae-yoh ssaul geoyeyo | 싸울 겁니다 ssah-ool guhm-nee-dah ssaul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
싸우세요
ssah-oo-sae-yoh
ssauseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
싸워요
ssah-wuh-yoh
ssawoyo
Question Polite (요)
싸워요?
ssah-wuh-yoh-?
ssawoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
싸우고
ssah-oo-goh
ssaugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
싸우면
ssah-oo-myuhn
ssaumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
싸우고 있어요
ssah-oo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ssaugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
싸우고 싶어요
ssah-oo-goh shee-puh-yoh
ssaugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
싸울 수 있어요
ssah-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ssaul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
싸워서
ssah-wuh-suh
ssawoseo
Noun form — (기)
싸우기
ssah-oo-gee
ssaugi
Noun form — (음)
싸움
ssah-oom
ssaum