삶다 Korean verb conjugation
to boil
Every form of 삶다 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
- 삶는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 삶아
- -으니Since
- 삶으니
- 합니다Formal
- 삶습니다
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 | 삶아요 | 삶습니다 | 삶아 | 삶는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 삶았어요 | 삶았습니다 | 삶았어 | 삶았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 삶겠어요 | 삶겠습니다 | 삶겠어 | 삶겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 삶을 거예요 | 삶을 것입니다 | 삶을 거야 | 삶을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 삶아요? | 삶습니까? | 삶아? | 삶니? |
| 과거Past | 삶았어요? | 삶았습니까? | 삶았어? | 삶았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 삶으세요 | 삶으십시오 | 삶아 | 삶아라 |
| 청유Let's | 삶아요 | 삶읍시다 | 삶아 | 삶자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 삶아요 | 안 삶습니다 | 안 삶아 | 안 삶는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 삶지 않아요 | 삶지 않습니다 | 삶지 않아 | 삶지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 삶아요 | 못 삶습니다 | 못 삶아 | 못 삶는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 삶으세요 | 삶으십니다 | 삶으셔 | 삶으신다 |
| 과거Past | 삶으셨어요 | 삶으셨습니다 | 삶으셨어 | 삶으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 삶는
- 과거Past
- 삶은
- 미래Future
- 삶을
- 회상Used to
- 삶던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 삶고
- -게-ly / so that
- 삶게
- -어서so / and then
- 삶아서
- -으니까since
- 삶으니까
- -으면if / when
- 삶으면
- -지만but
- 삶지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 삶는데
- -어도even if
- 삶아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 삶고 있어요 | 삶고 있습니다 | 삶고 있어 | 삶고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 삶고 있었어요 | 삶고 있었습니다 | 삶고 있었어 | 삶고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 삶다
- 1이 삶다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
재미있는 놀이입니다, 날 달걀과 삶은 달걀이 있습니다.
So the game is, one of these eggs is raw and one of them has been boiled.
다음 게임은 삶은 콩 놀이예요
The next game is called Hot Boiled Beans.
첫째, 삶은 이야기이다.
Family is a story.
대체로 삶죠.
Mostly boiled.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 삶다 in Korean?
삶다 (to boil) is 삶아요 in the polite 해요체, 삶습니다 in formal 합니다체, 삶아 in casual 반말 and 삶는다 in the plain written style. The past is 삶았어요.
What is the past tense of 삶다?
삶았어요 in everyday polite speech, 삶았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 삶아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 삶다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 삶습니다, 삶아, 삶으니 all keep 삶 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 삶다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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