썰다 Korean verb conjugation
to cut, to chop, to slice
Every form of 썰다 across the four speech levels. It is ㄹ dropping — ㄹ drops before ㄴ, ㅂ and ㅅ: 살다 → 삽니다. Regular, but universal.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 써는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 썰어
- -으니Since
- 써니
- 합니다Formal
- 썹니다
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 | 썰어요 | 썹니다 | 썰어 | 썬다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 썰었어요 | 썰었습니다 | 썰었어 | 썰었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 썰겠어요 | 썰겠습니다 | 썰겠어 | 썰겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 썰 거예요 | 썰 것입니다 | 썰 거야 | 썰 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 썰어요? | 썹니까? | 썰어? | 써니? |
| 과거Past | 썰었어요? | 썰었습니까? | 썰었어? | 썰었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 써세요 | 써십시오 | 썰어 | 썰어라 |
| 청유Let's | 썰어요 | 썹시다 | 썰어 | 썰자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 썰어요 | 안 썹니다 | 안 썰어 | 안 썬다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 썰지 않아요 | 썰지 않습니다 | 썰지 않아 | 썰지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 썰어요 | 못 썹니다 | 못 썰어 | 못 썬다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 써세요 | 써십니다 | 써셔 | 써신다 |
| 과거Past | 써셨어요 | 써셨습니다 | 써셨어 | 써셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 써는
- 과거Past
- 썬
- 미래Future
- 썰
- 회상Used to
- 썰던
연결Joining 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
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 썰고 있어요 | 썰고 있습니다 | 썰고 있어 | 썰고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 썰고 있었어요 | 썰고 있었습니다 | 썰고 있었어 | 썰고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 썰다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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