숨쉬어
soom-swee-uh
regular
To say to breathe politely in the present tense, use 숨쉬어요 (soom-swee-uh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 숨쉬다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 숨쉬어요 soom-swee-uh-yoh | 숨쉽니다 soom-sweem-nee-dah | |
| Past | 숨쉬었어 soom-swee-uh-ssuh | 숨쉬었어요 soom-swee-uh-ssuh-yoh | 숨쉬었습니다 soom-swee-uh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 숨쉴 거야 soom-sweel- -guh-yah | 숨쉴 거예요 soom-sweel- -guh-yae-yoh | 숨쉴 겁니다 soom-sweel- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
숨쉬세요
soom-swee-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
숨쉬어요
soom-swee-uh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
숨쉬어요?
soom-swee-uh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
숨쉬고
soom-swee-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
숨쉬면
soom-swee-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
숨쉼
soom-sweem