썩어
ssuh-guh
regular
To say to rot, to decay politely in the present tense, use 썩어요 (ssuh-guh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 썩다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 썩어요 ssuh-guh-yoh | 썩습니다 ssuhg-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 썩었어 ssuh-guh-ssuh | 썩었어요 ssuh-guh-ssuh-yoh | 썩었습니다 ssuh-guh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 썩을 거야 ssuh-geul- -guh-yah | 썩을 거예요 ssuh-geul- -guh-yae-yoh | 썩을 겁니다 ssuh-geul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
썩으세요
ssuh-geu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
썩어요
ssuh-guh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
썩어요?
ssuh-guh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
썩고
ssuhg-ggoh
Conditional “if” — (면)
썩으면
ssuh-geu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
썩음
ssuh-geum