씻다 Korean verb conjugation
to wash clean
Every form of 씻다 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
- 씻는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 씻어
- -으니Since
- 씻으니
- 합니다Formal
- 씻습니다
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 | 씻어요 | 씻습니다 | 씻어 | 씻는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 씻었어요 | 씻었습니다 | 씻었어 | 씻었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 씻겠어요 | 씻겠습니다 | 씻겠어 | 씻겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 씻을 거예요 | 씻을 것입니다 | 씻을 거야 | 씻을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 씻어요? | 씻습니까? | 씻어? | 씻니? |
| 과거Past | 씻었어요? | 씻었습니까? | 씻었어? | 씻었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 씻으세요 | 씻으십시오 | 씻어 | 씻어라 |
| 청유Let's | 씻어요 | 씻읍시다 | 씻어 | 씻자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 씻어요 | 안 씻습니다 | 안 씻어 | 안 씻는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 씻지 않아요 | 씻지 않습니다 | 씻지 않아 | 씻지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 씻어요 | 못 씻습니다 | 못 씻어 | 못 씻는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 씻으세요 | 씻으십니다 | 씻으셔 | 씻으신다 |
| 과거Past | 씻으셨어요 | 씻으셨습니다 | 씻으셨어 | 씻으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 씻는
- 과거Past
- 씻은
- 미래Future
- 씻을
- 회상Used to
- 씻던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 씻고
- -게-ly / so that
- 씻게
- -어서so / and then
- 씻어서
- -으니까since
- 씻으니까
- -으면if / when
- 씻으면
- -지만but
- 씻지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 씻는데
- -어도even if
- 씻어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 씻고 있어요 | 씻고 있습니다 | 씻고 있어 | 씻고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 씻고 있었어요 | 씻고 있었습니다 | 씻고 있었어 | 씻고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 씻다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그렇다고 눈을 씻으러 가지는 않아도 됩니다.
But don't go rinsing out your eyes!
당신은 무엇을 씻고 있습니까?
What are you washing?
사람들은 왜 손을 씻지 않을까요?
Why aren't people washing their hands?
집에서 손 씻는 법을 배우셨나요?
Did you learn to wash your hands at home?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 씻다 in Korean?
씻다 (to wash clean) is 씻어요 in the polite 해요체, 씻습니다 in formal 합니다체, 씻어 in casual 반말 and 씻는다 in the plain written style. The past is 씻었어요.
What is the past tense of 씻다?
씻었어요 in everyday polite speech, 씻었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 씻어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 씻다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 씻습니다, 씻어, 씻으니 all keep 씻 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 씻다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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