썰다

to cut, to chop, to slice

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
써는
아/어Infinitive
썰어
-으니Since
써니
합니다Formal
썹니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 썰어요썹니다썰어썬다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 썰었어요썰었습니다썰었어썰었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 썰겠어요썰겠습니다썰겠어썰겠다
-을 것이다Going to 썰 거예요썰 것입니다썰 거야썰 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 썰어요?썹니까?썰어?써니?
과거Past 썰었어요?썰었습니까?썰었어?썰었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 써세요써십시오썰어썰어라
청유Let's 썰어요썹시다썰어썰자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 썰어요안 썹니다안 썰어안 썬다
-지 않다Not (long) 썰지 않아요썰지 않습니다썰지 않아썰지 않는다
못Cannot 못 썰어요못 썹니다못 썰어못 썬다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 써세요써십니다써셔써신다
과거Past 써셨어요써셨습니다써셨어써셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
써는
과거Past
썬
미래Future
썰
회상Used to
썰던

Joining clauses

-고and
썰고
-게-ly / so that
썰게
-어서so / and then
썰어서
-으니까since
써니까
-으면if / when
썰면
-지만but
썰지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
써는데
-어도even if
썰어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 썰고 있어요썰고 있습니다썰고 있어썰고 있다
과거Was doing 썰고 있었어요썰고 있었습니다썰고 있었어썰고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

고기를 썰다

to chop meat

나를 썰어서 먹을려고?

Are you going to cut me up and eat me?

야채 썰기 기계도 있어요.

To this machine that helps me chop vegetables.

당근을 썰다

to mince carrots

Common questions

How do you conjugate 썰다 in Korean?

썰다 (to cut, to chop, to slice) is 썰어요 in the polite 해요체, 썹니다 in formal 합니다체, 썰어 in casual 반말 and 썬다 in the plain written style. The past is 썰었어요.

What is the past tense of 썰다?

썰었어요 in everyday polite speech, 썰었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 썰어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 썰다 irregular?

Yes — it is ㄹ dropping (ㄹ 탈락). ㄹ drops before ㄴ, ㅂ and ㅅ: 살다 → 삽니다. Regular, but universal. That is why the stem looks different in 썰어 and 써니 but unchanged in 썹니다.

What TOPIK level is 썰다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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