숨어
soo-muh
sumeo
regular
숨다
To say to hide, disappear politely in the present tense, use 숨어요 (soo-muh-yoh) · sumeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 숨다 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 | 숨어요 soo-muh-yoh sumeoyo | 숨습니다 soom-seum-nee-dah sumseumnida | |
| Past | 숨었어 soo-muh-ssuh sumeosseo | 숨었어요 soo-muh-ssuh-yoh sumeosseoyo | 숨었습니다 soo-muh-sseum-nee-dah sumeosseumnida |
| Future | 숨을 거야 soo-meul guh-yah sumeul geoya | 숨을 거예요 soo-meul guh-yae-yoh sumeul geoyeyo | 숨을 겁니다 soo-meul guhm-nee-dah sumeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
숨으세요
soo-meu-sae-yoh
sumeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
숨어요
soo-muh-yoh
sumeoyo
Question Polite (요)
숨어요?
soo-muh-yoh-?
sumeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
숨고
soom-goh
sumgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
숨으면
soo-meu-myuhn
sumeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
숨고 있어요
soom-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sumgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
숨고 싶어요
soom-goh shee-puh-yoh
sumgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
숨을 수 있어요
soo-meul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sumeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
숨어서
soo-muh-suh
sumeoseo
Noun form — (기)
숨기
soom-gee
sumgi
Noun form — (음)
숨음
soo-meum
sumeum