숨쉬어
soom-swee-uh
sumswieo
regular
숨쉬다
To say to breathe politely in the present tense, use 숨쉬어요 (soom-swee-uh-yoh) · sumswieoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 숨쉬다 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 | 숨쉬어요 soom-swee-uh-yoh sumswieoyo | 숨쉽니다 soom-sweem-nee-dah sumswimnida | |
| Past | 숨쉬었어 soom-swee-uh-ssuh sumswieosseo | 숨쉬었어요 soom-swee-uh-ssuh-yoh sumswieosseoyo | 숨쉬었습니다 soom-swee-uh-sseum-nee-dah sumswieosseumnida |
| Future | 숨쉴 거야 soom-sweel guh-yah sumswil geoya | 숨쉴 거예요 soom-sweel guh-yae-yoh sumswil geoyeyo | 숨쉴 겁니다 soom-sweel guhm-nee-dah sumswil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
숨쉬세요
soom-swee-sae-yoh
sumswiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
숨쉬어요
soom-swee-uh-yoh
sumswieoyo
Question Polite (요)
숨쉬어요?
soom-swee-uh-yoh-?
sumswieoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
숨쉬고
soom-swee-goh
sumswigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
숨쉬면
soom-swee-myuhn
sumswimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
숨쉬고 있어요
soom-swee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sumswigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
숨쉬고 싶어요
soom-swee-goh shee-puh-yoh
sumswigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
숨쉴 수 있어요
soom-sweel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sumswil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
숨쉬어서
soom-swee-uh-suh
sumswieoseo
Noun form — (기)
숨쉬기
soom-swee-gee
sumswigi
Noun form — (음)
숨쉼
soom-sweem
sumswim