써
ssuh
sseo
regular
써다
To say to cut, split wood with a saw politely in the present tense, use 써요 (ssuh-yoh) · sseoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 써다 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 | 써요 ssuh-yoh sseoyo | 썹니다 ssuhm-nee-dah sseomnida | |
| Past | 썼어 ssuh-ssuh sseosseo | 썼어요 ssuh-ssuh-yoh sseosseoyo | 썼습니다 ssuh-sseum-nee-dah sseosseumnida |
| Future | 썰 거야 ssuhl guh-yah sseol geoya | 썰 거예요 ssuhl guh-yae-yoh sseol geoyeyo | 썰 겁니다 ssuhl guhm-nee-dah sseol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
써세요
ssuh-sae-yoh
sseoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
써요
ssuh-yoh
sseoyo
Question Polite (요)
써요?
ssuh-yoh-?
sseoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
써고
ssuh-goh
sseogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
써면
ssuh-myuhn
sseomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
써고 있어요
ssuh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sseogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
써고 싶어요
ssuh-goh shee-puh-yoh
sseogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
썰 수 있어요
ssuhl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sseol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
써서
ssuh-suh
sseoseo
Noun form — (기)
써기
ssuh-gee
sseogi
Noun form — (음)
썸
ssuhm
sseom