쓰여
sseu-yuh
sseuyeo
regular
쓰이다
To say to be used politely in the present tense, use 쓰여요 (sseu-yuh-yoh) · sseuyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 쓰이다 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 | 쓰여요 sseu-yuh-yoh sseuyeoyo | 쓰입니다 sseu-eem-nee-dah sseuimnida | |
| Past | 쓰였어 sseu-yuh-ssuh sseuyeosseo | 쓰였어요 sseu-yuh-ssuh-yoh sseuyeosseoyo | 쓰였습니다 sseu-yuh-sseum-nee-dah sseuyeosseumnida |
| Future | 쓰일 거야 sseu-eel guh-yah sseuil geoya | 쓰일 거예요 sseu-eel guh-yae-yoh sseuil geoyeyo | 쓰일 겁니다 sseu-eel guhm-nee-dah sseuil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
쓰이세요
sseu-ee-sae-yoh
sseuiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
쓰여요
sseu-yuh-yoh
sseuyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
쓰여요?
sseu-yuh-yoh-?
sseuyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
쓰이고
sseu-ee-goh
sseuigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
쓰이면
sseu-ee-myuhn
sseuimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
쓰이고 있어요
sseu-ee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sseuigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
쓰이고 싶어요
sseu-ee-goh shee-puh-yoh
sseuigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
쓰일 수 있어요
sseu-eel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sseuil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
쓰여서
sseu-yuh-suh
sseuyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
쓰이기
sseu-ee-gee
sseuigi
Noun form — (음)
쓰임
sseu-eem
sseuim