쉬어
swee-uh
regular
To say to rest, to break, to relax, to take a rest politely in the present tense, use 쉬어요 (swee-uh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 쉬다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 쉬어요 swee-uh-yoh | 쉽니다 sweem-nee-dah | |
| Past | 쉬었어 swee-uh-ssuh | 쉬었어요 swee-uh-ssuh-yoh | 쉬었습니다 swee-uh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 쉴 거야 sweel- -guh-yah | 쉴 거예요 sweel- -guh-yae-yoh | 쉴 겁니다 sweel- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
쉬세요
swee-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
쉬어요
swee-uh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
쉬어요?
swee-uh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
쉬고
swee-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
쉬면
swee-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
쉼
sweem