쓸어
sseu-ruh
sseureo
쓸다
To say to sweep politely in the present tense, use 쓸어요 (sseu-ruh-yoh) · sseureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 쓸다 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 | 쓸어요 sseu-ruh-yoh sseureoyo | 씁니다 sseum-nee-dah sseumnida | |
| Past | 쓸었어 sseu-ruh-ssuh sseureosseo | 쓸었어요 sseu-ruh-ssuh-yoh sseureosseoyo | 쓸었습니다 sseu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah sseureosseumnida |
| Future | 쓸 거야 sseul guh-yah sseul geoya | 쓸 거예요 sseul guh-yae-yoh sseul geoyeyo | 쓸 겁니다 sseul guhm-nee-dah sseul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
쓰세요
sseu-sae-yoh
sseuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
쓸어요
sseu-ruh-yoh
sseureoyo
Question Polite (요)
쓸어요?
sseu-ruh-yoh-?
sseureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
쓸고
sseul-goh
sseulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
쓸면
sseul-myuhn
sseulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
쓸고 있어요
sseul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sseulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
쓸고 싶어요
sseul-goh shee-puh-yoh
sseulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
쓸 수 있어요
sseul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sseul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
쓸어서
sseu-ruh-suh
sseureoseo
Noun form — (기)
쓸기
sseul-gee
sseulgi
Noun form — (음)
쓺
sseum