쏠아
ssoh-rah
ssora
쏠다
To say to gnaw, to nibble politely in the present tense, use 쏠아요 (ssoh-rah-yoh) · ssorayo. Below is the full conjugation of 쏠다 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 | 쏠아요 ssoh-rah-yoh ssorayo | 쏩니다 ssohm-nee-dah ssomnida | |
| Past | 쏠았어 ssoh-rah-ssuh ssorasseo | 쏠았어요 ssoh-rah-ssuh-yoh ssorasseoyo | 쏠았습니다 ssoh-rah-sseum-nee-dah ssorasseumnida |
| Future | 쏠 거야 ssohl guh-yah ssol geoya | 쏠 거예요 ssohl guh-yae-yoh ssol geoyeyo | 쏠 겁니다 ssohl guhm-nee-dah ssol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
쏘세요
ssoh-sae-yoh
ssoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
쏠아요
ssoh-rah-yoh
ssorayo
Question Polite (요)
쏠아요?
ssoh-rah-yoh-?
ssorayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
쏠고
ssohl-goh
ssolgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
쏠면
ssohl-myuhn
ssolmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
쏠고 있어요
ssohl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ssolgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
쏠고 싶어요
ssohl-goh shee-puh-yoh
ssolgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
쏠 수 있어요
ssohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ssol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
쏠아서
ssoh-rah-suh
ssoraseo
Noun form — (기)
쏠기
ssohl-gee
ssolgi
Noun form — (음)
쏢
ssohm
ssom