싸우다 Korean verb conjugation
to fight, to quarrel
Every form of 싸우다 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
- 싸우는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 싸워
- -으니Since
- 싸우니
- 합니다Formal
- 싸웁니다
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 | 싸워요 | 싸웁니다 | 싸워 | 싸운다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 싸웠어요 | 싸웠습니다 | 싸웠어 | 싸웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 싸우겠어요 | 싸우겠습니다 | 싸우겠어 | 싸우겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 싸울 거예요 | 싸울 것입니다 | 싸울 거야 | 싸울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 싸워요? | 싸웁니까? | 싸워? | 싸우니? |
| 과거Past | 싸웠어요? | 싸웠습니까? | 싸웠어? | 싸웠니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 싸우세요 | 싸우십시오 | 싸워 | 싸워라 |
| 청유Let's | 싸워요 | 싸웁시다 | 싸워 | 싸우자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 싸워요 | 안 싸웁니다 | 안 싸워 | 안 싸운다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 싸우지 않아요 | 싸우지 않습니다 | 싸우지 않아 | 싸우지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 싸워요 | 못 싸웁니다 | 못 싸워 | 못 싸운다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 싸우세요 | 싸우십니다 | 싸우셔 | 싸우신다 |
| 과거Past | 싸우셨어요 | 싸우셨습니다 | 싸우셨어 | 싸우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 싸우는
- 과거Past
- 싸운
- 미래Future
- 싸울
- 회상Used to
- 싸우던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 싸우고
- -게-ly / so that
- 싸우게
- -어서so / and then
- 싸워서
- -으니까since
- 싸우니까
- -으면if / when
- 싸우면
- -지만but
- 싸우지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 싸우는데
- -어도even if
- 싸워도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 싸우고 있어요 | 싸우고 있습니다 | 싸우고 있어 | 싸우고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 싸우고 있었어요 | 싸우고 있었습니다 | 싸우고 있었어 | 싸우고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 (2와) 싸우다
- 1이 2와 싸우다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
싸우지 말고 하라는 대로 해라.
Don't argue, do as you're told.
이 나라를 위해 그들이 싸웠습니다.
This is the country they fought for.
잭을 위해 싸웠고 잭을 위해 일했습니다.
He fought for him, he worked for him.
우리는 함께 싸웠고, 우리는 함께 살았습니다.
We fought together, we lived together.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 싸우다 in Korean?
싸우다 (to fight, to quarrel) is 싸워요 in the polite 해요체, 싸웁니다 in formal 합니다체, 싸워 in casual 반말 and 싸운다 in the plain written style. The past is 싸웠어요.
What is the past tense of 싸우다?
싸웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 싸웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 싸워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 싸우다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 싸웁니다, 싸워, 싸우니 all keep 싸우 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 싸우다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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