쉬다

to breathe

TOPIK 2 2급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
쉬는
아/어Infinitive
쉬어
-으니Since
쉬니
합니다Formal
쉽니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 쉬어요쉽니다쉬어쉰다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 쉬었어요쉬었습니다쉬었어쉬었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 쉬겠어요쉬겠습니다쉬겠어쉬겠다
-을 것이다Going to 쉴 거예요쉴 것입니다쉴 거야쉴 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 쉬어요?쉽니까?쉬어?쉬니?
과거Past 쉬었어요?쉬었습니까?쉬었어?쉬었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 쉬세요쉬십시오쉬어쉬어라
청유Let's 쉬어요쉽시다쉬어쉬자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 쉬어요안 쉽니다안 쉬어안 쉰다
-지 않다Not (long) 쉬지 않아요쉬지 않습니다쉬지 않아쉬지 않는다
못Cannot 못 쉬어요못 쉽니다못 쉬어못 쉰다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 쉬세요쉬십니다쉬셔쉬신다
과거Past 쉬셨어요쉬셨습니다쉬셨어쉬셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
쉬는
과거Past
쉰
미래Future
쉴
회상Used to
쉬던

Joining clauses

-고and
쉬고
-게-ly / so that
쉬게
-어서so / and then
쉬어서
-으니까since
쉬니까
-으면if / when
쉬면
-지만but
쉬지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
쉬는데
-어도even if
쉬어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 쉬고 있어요쉬고 있습니다쉬고 있어쉬고 있다
과거Was doing 쉬고 있었어요쉬고 있었습니다쉬고 있었어쉬고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

숨을 쉴 수가 없다!

I can't breathe!

나는 그냥 쉬고 싶어.

I just want to rest.

난 말하다가 목이 쉬었다.

I talked myself hoarse.

그가 쉰 것은 병 때문이다.

His absence was due to illness.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 쉬다 in Korean?

쉬다 (to breathe) is 쉬어요 in the polite 해요체, 쉽니다 in formal 합니다체, 쉬어 in casual 반말 and 쉰다 in the plain written style. The past is 쉬었어요.

What is the past tense of 쉬다?

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

Is 쉬다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 쉽니다, 쉬어, 쉬니 all keep 쉬 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 쉬다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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