새우다 Korean verb conjugation
to stay up all night
Every form of 새우다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 새우는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 새워
- -으니Since
- 새우니
- 합니다Formal
- 새웁니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 새워요 | 새웁니다 | 새워 | 새운다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 새웠어요 | 새웠습니다 | 새웠어 | 새웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 새우겠어요 | 새우겠습니다 | 새우겠어 | 새우겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 새울 거예요 | 새울 것입니다 | 새울 거야 | 새울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 새워요? | 새웁니까? | 새워? | 새우니? |
| 과거Past | 새웠어요? | 새웠습니까? | 새웠어? | 새웠니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 새우세요 | 새우십시오 | 새워 | 새워라 |
| 청유Let's | 새워요 | 새웁시다 | 새워 | 새우자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 새워요 | 안 새웁니다 | 안 새워 | 안 새운다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 새우지 않아요 | 새우지 않습니다 | 새우지 않아 | 새우지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 새워요 | 못 새웁니다 | 못 새워 | 못 새운다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 새우세요 | 새우십니다 | 새우셔 | 새우신다 |
| 과거Past | 새우셨어요 | 새우셨습니다 | 새우셨어 | 새우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 새우는
- 과거Past
- 새운
- 미래Future
- 새울
- 회상Used to
- 새우던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 새우고
- -게-ly / so that
- 새우게
- -어서so / and then
- 새워서
- -으니까since
- 새우니까
- -으면if / when
- 새우면
- -지만but
- 새우지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 새우는데
- -어도even if
- 새워도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 새우고 있어요 | 새우고 있습니다 | 새우고 있어 | 새우고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 새우고 있었어요 | 새우고 있었습니다 | 새우고 있었어 | 새우고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 새우다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이거요? 잘 모르겠지만, 새우네요.
I have no idea. That's a shrimp.
즉, 새우는 그들의 여행의 한 단계일 뿐이죠.
The shrimp are just one step on its journey.
진짜 밤을 꼬박 새웠네
Hey, look who made it through the night.
결국 밤을 새우고 말았습니다
I basically stayed up all night.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 새우다 in Korean?
새우다 (to stay up all night) is 새워요 in the polite 해요체, 새웁니다 in formal 합니다체, 새워 in casual 반말 and 새운다 in the plain written style. The past is 새웠어요.
What is the past tense of 새우다?
새웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 새웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 새워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 새우다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 새웁니다, 새워, 새우니 all keep 새우 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 새우다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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