쓰다듬어
sseu-dah-deu-muh
sseudadeumeo
regular
쓰다듬다
To say to stroke politely in the present tense, use 쓰다듬어요 (sseu-dah-deu-muh-yoh) · sseudadeumeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 쓰다듬다 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 | 쓰다듬어요 sseu-dah-deu-muh-yoh sseudadeumeoyo | 쓰다듬습니다 sseu-dah-deum-seum-nee-dah sseudadeumseumnida | |
| Past | 쓰다듬었어 sseu-dah-deu-muh-ssuh sseudadeumeosseo | 쓰다듬었어요 sseu-dah-deu-muh-ssuh-yoh sseudadeumeosseoyo | 쓰다듬었습니다 sseu-dah-deu-muh-sseum-nee-dah sseudadeumeosseumnida |
| Future | 쓰다듬을 거야 sseu-dah-deu-meul guh-yah sseudadeumeul geoya | 쓰다듬을 거예요 sseu-dah-deu-meul guh-yae-yoh sseudadeumeul geoyeyo | 쓰다듬을 겁니다 sseu-dah-deu-meul guhm-nee-dah sseudadeumeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
쓰다듬으세요
sseu-dah-deu-meu-sae-yoh
sseudadeumeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
쓰다듬어요
sseu-dah-deu-muh-yoh
sseudadeumeoyo
Question Polite (요)
쓰다듬어요?
sseu-dah-deu-muh-yoh-?
sseudadeumeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
쓰다듬고
sseu-dah-deum-goh
sseudadeumgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
쓰다듬으면
sseu-dah-deu-meu-myuhn
sseudadeumeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
쓰다듬고 있어요
sseu-dah-deum-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sseudadeumgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
쓰다듬고 싶어요
sseu-dah-deum-goh shee-puh-yoh
sseudadeumgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
쓰다듬을 수 있어요
sseu-dah-deu-meul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sseudadeumeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
쓰다듬어서
sseu-dah-deu-muh-suh
sseudadeumeoseo
Noun form — (기)
쓰다듬기
sseu-dah-deum-gee
sseudadeumgi
Noun form — (음)
쓰다듬음
sseu-dah-deu-meum
sseudadeumeum