쏘다 Korean verb conjugation
to shoot, to fire
Every form of 쏘다 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
- 쏘는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 쏴
- -으니Since
- 쏘니
- 합니다Formal
- 쏩니다
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 | 쏴요 | 쏩니다 | 쏴 | 쏜다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 쐈어요 | 쐈습니다 | 쐈어 | 쐈다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 쏘겠어요 | 쏘겠습니다 | 쏘겠어 | 쏘겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 쏠 거예요 | 쏠 것입니다 | 쏠 거야 | 쏠 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쏴요? | 쏩니까? | 쏴? | 쏘니? |
| 과거Past | 쐈어요? | 쐈습니까? | 쐈어? | 쐈니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 쏘세요 | 쏘십시오 | 쏴 | 쏴라 |
| 청유Let's | 쏴요 | 쏩시다 | 쏴 | 쏘자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 쏴요 | 안 쏩니다 | 안 쏴 | 안 쏜다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 쏘지 않아요 | 쏘지 않습니다 | 쏘지 않아 | 쏘지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 쏴요 | 못 쏩니다 | 못 쏴 | 못 쏜다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쏘세요 | 쏘십니다 | 쏘셔 | 쏘신다 |
| 과거Past | 쏘셨어요 | 쏘셨습니다 | 쏘셨어 | 쏘셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 쏘는
- 과거Past
- 쏜
- 미래Future
- 쏠
- 회상Used to
- 쏘던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 쏘고
- -게-ly / so that
- 쏘게
- -어서so / and then
- 쏴서
- -으니까since
- 쏘니까
- -으면if / when
- 쏘면
- -지만but
- 쏘지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 쏘는데
- -어도even if
- 쏴도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 쏘고 있어요 | 쏘고 있습니다 | 쏘고 있어 | 쏘고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 쏘고 있었어요 | 쏘고 있었습니다 | 쏘고 있었어 | 쏘고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/에게 3을 쏘다
- 1이 2에게 3-고 쏘다
- 1이 2를 쏘다
- 1이 2에게 3을 쏘다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
톰은 오늘 아침에 스스로를 쐈다.
Tom shot himself this morning.
제가 경찰을 쏴 죽였거든요.
I SHOT THE SHERIFF."
여러분 중 일부는 아직 쏘지도 않았네요.
Some of you haven’t fired them yet.
난 그 인간을 쏠 거야.
I'm going to shoot that guy.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 쏘다 in Korean?
쏘다 (to shoot, to fire) is 쏴요 in the polite 해요체, 쏩니다 in formal 합니다체, 쏴 in casual 반말 and 쏜다 in the plain written style. The past is 쐈어요.
What is the past tense of 쏘다?
쐈어요 in everyday polite speech, 쐈습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 쏴 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 쏘다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 쏩니다, 쏴, 쏘니 all keep 쏘 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 쏘다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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