써
ssuh
으 irregular
To say to write, to use politely in the present tense, use 써요 (ssuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 쓰다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 써요 ssuh-yoh | 씁니다 sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 썼어 ssuh-ssuh | 썼어요 ssuh-ssuh-yoh | 썼습니다 ssuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 쓸 거야 sseul- -guh-yah | 쓸 거예요 sseul- -guh-yae-yoh | 쓸 겁니다 sseul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
쓰세요
sseu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
써요
ssuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
써요?
ssuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
쓰고
sseu-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
쓰면
sseu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
씀
sseum