썩어
ssuh-guh
sseogeo
regular
썩다
To say to rot, to decay politely in the present tense, use 썩어요 (ssuh-guh-yoh) · sseogeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 썩다 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 | 썩어요 ssuh-guh-yoh sseogeoyo | 썩습니다 ssuhg-sseum-nee-dah sseoksseumnida | |
| Past | 썩었어 ssuh-guh-ssuh sseogeosseo | 썩었어요 ssuh-guh-ssuh-yoh sseogeosseoyo | 썩었습니다 ssuh-guh-sseum-nee-dah sseogeosseumnida |
| Future | 썩을 거야 ssuh-geul guh-yah sseogeul geoya | 썩을 거예요 ssuh-geul guh-yae-yoh sseogeul geoyeyo | 썩을 겁니다 ssuh-geul guhm-nee-dah sseogeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
썩으세요
ssuh-geu-sae-yoh
sseogeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
썩어요
ssuh-guh-yoh
sseogeoyo
Question Polite (요)
썩어요?
ssuh-guh-yoh-?
sseogeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
썩고
ssuhg-ggoh
sseokkko
Conditional "if" — (면)
썩으면
ssuh-geu-myuhn
sseogeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
썩고 있어요
ssuhg-ggoh ee-ssuh-yoh
sseokkko isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
썩고 싶어요
ssuhg-ggoh shee-puh-yoh
sseokkko sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
썩을 수 있어요
ssuh-geul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sseogeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
썩어서
ssuh-guh-suh
sseogeoseo
Noun form — (기)
썩기
ssuhg-ggee
sseokkki
Noun form — (음)
썩음
ssuh-geum
sseogeum