쉬어
swee-uh
swieo
regular
쉬다
To say to rest, to break, to relax, to take a rest politely in the present tense, use 쉬어요 (swee-uh-yoh) · swieoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 쉬다 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 | 쉬어요 swee-uh-yoh swieoyo | 쉽니다 sweem-nee-dah swimnida | |
| Past | 쉬었어 swee-uh-ssuh swieosseo | 쉬었어요 swee-uh-ssuh-yoh swieosseoyo | 쉬었습니다 swee-uh-sseum-nee-dah swieosseumnida |
| Future | 쉴 거야 sweel guh-yah swil geoya | 쉴 거예요 sweel guh-yae-yoh swil geoyeyo | 쉴 겁니다 sweel guhm-nee-dah swil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
쉬세요
swee-sae-yoh
swiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
쉬어요
swee-uh-yoh
swieoyo
Question Polite (요)
쉬어요?
swee-uh-yoh-?
swieoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
쉬고
swee-goh
swigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
쉬면
swee-myuhn
swimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
쉬고 있어요
swee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
swigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
쉬고 싶어요
swee-goh shee-puh-yoh
swigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
쉴 수 있어요
sweel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
swil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
쉬어서
swee-uh-suh
swieoseo
Noun form — (기)
쉬기
swee-gee
swigi
Noun form — (음)
쉼
sweem
swim