씹어
shee-buh
ssibeo
regular
씹다
To say to chew, to chew on politely in the present tense, use 씹어요 (shee-buh-yoh) · ssibeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 씹다 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 | 씹어요 shee-buh-yoh ssibeoyo | 씹습니다 sheep-sseum-nee-dah ssipsseumnida | |
| Past | 씹었어 shee-buh-ssuh ssibeosseo | 씹었어요 shee-buh-ssuh-yoh ssibeosseoyo | 씹었습니다 shee-buh-sseum-nee-dah ssibeosseumnida |
| Future | 씹을 거야 shee-beul guh-yah ssibeul geoya | 씹을 거예요 shee-beul guh-yae-yoh ssibeul geoyeyo | 씹을 겁니다 shee-beul guhm-nee-dah ssibeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
씹으세요
shee-beu-sae-yoh
ssibeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
씹어요
shee-buh-yoh
ssibeoyo
Question Polite (요)
씹어요?
shee-buh-yoh-?
ssibeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
씹고
sheep-goh
ssipgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
씹으면
shee-beu-myuhn
ssibeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
씹고 있어요
sheep-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ssipgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
씹고 싶어요
sheep-goh shee-puh-yoh
ssipgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
씹을 수 있어요
shee-beul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ssibeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
씹어서
shee-buh-suh
ssibeoseo
Noun form — (기)
씹기
sheep-gee
ssipgi
Noun form — (음)
씹음
shee-beum
ssibeum