쑤다 Korean verb conjugation
to cook (gruel, porridge, etc.)
Every form of 쑤다 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
- 쑤는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 쒀
- -으니Since
- 쑤니
- 합니다Formal
- 쑵니다
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 | 쒀요 | 쑵니다 | 쒀 | 쑨다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 쒔어요 | 쒔습니다 | 쒔어 | 쒔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 쑤겠어요 | 쑤겠습니다 | 쑤겠어 | 쑤겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 쑬 거예요 | 쑬 것입니다 | 쑬 거야 | 쑬 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쒀요? | 쑵니까? | 쒀? | 쑤니? |
| 과거Past | 쒔어요? | 쒔습니까? | 쒔어? | 쒔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 쑤세요 | 쑤십시오 | 쒀 | 쒀라 |
| 청유Let's | 쒀요 | 쑵시다 | 쒀 | 쑤자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 쒀요 | 안 쑵니다 | 안 쒀 | 안 쑨다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 쑤지 않아요 | 쑤지 않습니다 | 쑤지 않아 | 쑤지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 쒀요 | 못 쑵니다 | 못 쒀 | 못 쑨다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쑤세요 | 쑤십니다 | 쑤셔 | 쑤신다 |
| 과거Past | 쑤셨어요 | 쑤셨습니다 | 쑤셨어 | 쑤셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 쑤는
- 과거Past
- 쑨
- 미래Future
- 쑬
- 회상Used to
- 쑤던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 쑤고
- -게-ly / so that
- 쑤게
- -어서so / and then
- 쒀서
- -으니까since
- 쑤니까
- -으면if / when
- 쑤면
- -지만but
- 쑤지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 쑤는데
- -어도even if
- 쒀도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 쑤고 있어요 | 쑤고 있습니다 | 쑤고 있어 | 쑤고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 쑤고 있었어요 | 쑤고 있었습니다 | 쑤고 있었어 | 쑤고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 쑤다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
죽을 쑤다
to cook juk
울 것 없다 여기 죽 쑤어 왔다
Don't cry. I made some porridge for you.
그때쯤 저는 피터 쑴이라는 매우 대단하신 분을 만났습니다. 그 분은 저에게 영감을 불러 일으켰습니다.
Around that time I met an extraordinary human being, Peter Thum, who inspired me with his actions.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 쑤다 in Korean?
쑤다 (to cook (gruel, porridge, etc.)) is 쒀요 in the polite 해요체, 쑵니다 in formal 합니다체, 쒀 in casual 반말 and 쑨다 in the plain written style. The past is 쒔어요.
What is the past tense of 쑤다?
쒔어요 in everyday polite speech, 쒔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 쒀 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 쑤다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 쑵니다, 쒀, 쑤니 all keep 쑤 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 쑤다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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