씻어
shee-suh
ssiseo
regular
씻다
To say to wash politely in the present tense, use 씻어요 (shee-suh-yoh) · ssiseoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 씻다 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 | 씻어요 shee-suh-yoh ssiseoyo | 씻습니다 sheet-seum-nee-dah ssitseumnida | |
| Past | 씻었어 shee-suh-ssuh ssiseosseo | 씻었어요 shee-suh-ssuh-yoh ssiseosseoyo | 씻었습니다 shee-suh-sseum-nee-dah ssiseosseumnida |
| Future | 씻을 거야 shee-seul guh-yah ssiseul geoya | 씻을 거예요 shee-seul guh-yae-yoh ssiseul geoyeyo | 씻을 겁니다 shee-seul guhm-nee-dah ssiseul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
씻으세요
shee-seu-sae-yoh
ssiseuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
씻어요
shee-suh-yoh
ssiseoyo
Question Polite (요)
씻어요?
shee-suh-yoh-?
ssiseoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
씻고
sheet-goh
ssitgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
씻으면
shee-seu-myuhn
ssiseumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
씻고 있어요
sheet-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ssitgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
씻고 싶어요
sheet-goh shee-puh-yoh
ssitgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
씻을 수 있어요
shee-seul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ssiseul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
씻어서
shee-suh-suh
ssiseoseo
Noun form — (기)
씻기
sheet-gee
ssitgi
Noun form — (음)
씻음
shee-seum
ssiseum