씹어
shee-buh
regular
To say to chew, to chew on politely in the present tense, use 씹어요 (shee-buh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 씹다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 씹어요 shee-buh-yoh | 씹습니다 sheep-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 씹었어 shee-buh-ssuh | 씹었어요 shee-buh-ssuh-yoh | 씹었습니다 shee-buh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 씹을 거야 shee-beul- -guh-yah | 씹을 거예요 shee-beul- -guh-yae-yoh | 씹을 겁니다 shee-beul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
씹으세요
shee-beu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
씹어요
shee-buh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
씹어요?
shee-buh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
씹고
sheep-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
씹으면
shee-beu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
씹음
shee-beum