서슴어
suh-seu-muh
regular
To say to not make a decision politely in the present tense, use 서슴어요 (suh-seu-muh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 서슴다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 서슴어요 suh-seu-muh-yoh | 서슴습니다 suh-seum-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 서슴었어 suh-seu-muh-ssuh | 서슴었어요 suh-seu-muh-ssuh-yoh | 서슴었습니다 suh-seu-muh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 서슴을 거야 suh-seu-meul- -guh-yah | 서슴을 거예요 suh-seu-meul- -guh-yae-yoh | 서슴을 겁니다 suh-seu-meul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
서슴으세요
suh-seu-meu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
서슴어요
suh-seu-muh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
서슴어요?
suh-seu-muh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
서슴고
suh-seum-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
서슴으면
suh-seu-meu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
서슴음
suh-seu-meum