싫다 conjugation

to be disliked; to not want · silta · sounds like [실타]

Short answer: “Disliked” in Korean is 싫다 (silta), which also means to not want. Polite present: 싫어요 (sireoyo); past: 싫었어요 (sireosseoyo); future: 싫을 거예요. It is regular.

Present싫어요[시러요] · sireoyo
Past싫었어요[시러써요] · sireosseoyo
Future싫을 거예요[시를 꺼예요] · sireul geoyeyo
Negative안 싫어요[안 시러요] · an sireoyo

싫다 in sentences

저는 비 오는 날이 싫어요.I don’t like rainy days.
싫으면 안 해도 돼요.If you don’t want to, you don’t have to.

All forms of 싫다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-아/어요	싫어요	[시러요]	sireoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	싫습니다	[실씀니다]	silseumnida
casual-아/어	싫어	[시러]	sireo
plain (written)-다	싫다	[실타]	silta
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	싫습니까?	[실씀니까]	silseumnikka?

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	싫었어요	[시러써요]	sireosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	싫었습니다	[시럳씀니다]	sireotseumnida
casual-았/었어	싫었어	[시러써]	sireosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	싫었다	[시럳따]	sireotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will probably be-(으)ㄹ 거예요	싫을 거예요	[시를 꺼예요]	sireul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	싫을 겁니다	[시를 껌니다]	sireul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	싫을 거야	[시를 꺼야]	sireul geoya

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 싫어요	[안 시러요]	an sireoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 싫었어요	[안 시러써요]	an sireosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	싫지 않아요	[실치 아나요]	silchi anayo

Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
honorific — present-(으)세요	싫으세요	[시르세요]	sireuseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	싫으셨어요	[시르셔써요]	sireusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	싫으십니다	[시르심니다]	sireusimnida

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	싫고	[실코]	silko
… so / and then-아/어서	싫어서	[시러서]	sireoseo
if …-(으)면	싫으면	[시르면]	sireumyeon
… but-지만	싫지만	[실치만]	silchiman
because …-(으)니까	싫으니까	[시르니까]	sireunikka
… and / but (background)-(으)ㄴ데	싫은데	[시른데]	sireunde
even if …-아/어도	싫어도	[시러도]	sireodo
while …-(으)면서	싫으면서	[시르면서]	sireumyeonseo

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that is) …-(으)ㄴ	싫은	[시른]	sireun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	싫을	[시를]	sireul

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
can be …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	싫을 수 있어요	[시를 쑤 이써요]	sireul su isseoyo
cannot be …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	싫을 수 없어요	[시를 쑤 업써요]	sireul su eopseoyo
have to be …-아/어야 해요	싫어야 해요	[시러야 해요]	sireoya haeyo
it’s OK if it’s …-아/어도 돼요	싫어도 돼요	[시러도 돼요]	sireodo dwaeyo
…ly (adverb)-게	싫게	[실케]	silke
becomes …-아/어지다	싫어져요	[시러저요]	sireojeoyo
…ing (noun)-기	싫기	[실키]	silki

How 싫다 changes

싫 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 싫어요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 싫으면, 싫을. 싫다 is regular.

How every verb type works → · Why it sounds like that →

Questions

How do you say “disliked” in Korean?

“Disliked” is 싫다 (silta), pronounced [실타]. In a sentence: 저는 비 오는 날이 싫어요. — I don’t like rainy days.

What is the past tense of 싫다?

싫었어요 (sireosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 싫다 (“to be disliked”). Formal: 싫었습니다; casual: 싫었어.

How do you say 싫다 politely?

Everyday polite: 싫어요 (sireoyo). Formal: 싫습니다. Casual, with close friends: 싫어.

How do you say “not disliked” in Korean?

안 싫어요 or 싫지 않아요. Both mean the same; the first is more common in speech.

Is 싫다 irregular?

No. 싫 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 싫어요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 싫으면, 싫을. 싫다 is regular.

More regular words like 싫다

Look up another word

Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check