썰어
ssuh-ruh
sseoreo
썰다
To say to chop, to cut, to saw, to mince politely in the present tense, use 썰어요 (ssuh-ruh-yoh) · sseoreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 썰다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem): ㄹ-stem verbs end in ㄹ as the final consonant. They are conjugated regularly with vowel suffixes (살다 → 살아요), but the ㄹ drops before certain consonant suffixes — specifically before ㄴ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and before the formal ending 습니다: 살다 → 사는, 삽니다, 살지 (ㄹ kept before ㅈ). This is sometimes called a "ㄹ drop" or "ㄹ irregular." See all ㄹ-stem verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 썰어요 ssuh-ruh-yoh sseoreoyo | 썹니다 ssuhm-nee-dah sseomnida | |
| Past | 썰었어 ssuh-ruh-ssuh sseoreosseo | 썰었어요 ssuh-ruh-ssuh-yoh sseoreosseoyo | 썰었습니다 ssuh-ruh-sseum-nee-dah sseoreosseumnida |
| 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)
썰어요
ssuh-ruh-yoh
sseoreoyo
Question Polite (요)
썰어요?
ssuh-ruh-yoh-?
sseoreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
썰고
ssuhl-goh
sseolgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
썰면
ssuhl-myuhn
sseolmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
썰고 있어요
ssuhl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sseolgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
썰고 싶어요
ssuhl-goh shee-puh-yoh
sseolgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
썰 수 있어요
ssuhl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sseol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
썰어서
ssuh-ruh-suh
sseoreoseo
Noun form — (기)
썰기
ssuhl-gee
sseolgi
Noun form — (음)
썲
ssuhm
sseom