헤엄쳐
hae-uhm-chyuh
regular
To say to swim politely in the present tense, use 헤엄쳐요 (hae-uhm-chyuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 헤엄치다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 헤엄쳐요 hae-uhm-chyuh-yoh | 헤엄칩니다 hae-uhm-cheem-nee-dah | |
| Past | 헤엄쳤어 hae-uhm-chyuh-ssuh | 헤엄쳤어요 hae-uhm-chyuh-ssuh-yoh | 헤엄쳤습니다 hae-uhm-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 헤엄칠 거야 hae-uhm-cheel- -guh-yah | 헤엄칠 거예요 hae-uhm-cheel- -guh-yae-yoh | 헤엄칠 겁니다 hae-uhm-cheel- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
헤엄치세요
hae-uhm-chee-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
헤엄쳐요
hae-uhm-chyuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
헤엄쳐요?
hae-uhm-chyuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
헤엄치고
hae-uhm-chee-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
헤엄치면
hae-uhm-chee-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
헤엄침
hae-uhm-cheem