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신다 conjugation

to put on; to wear (shoes, socks) · sinda · sounds like [신따]

Short answer: “To put on” in Korean is 신다 (sinda), which also means to wear (shoes, socks). Polite present: 신어요 (sineoyo); past: 신었어요 (sineosseoyo); future: 신을 거예요. It is regular.

신다 in sentences

All forms of 신다

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.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-아/어요신어요[시너요]sineoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다신습니다[신씀니다]sinseumnida
casual-아/어신어[시너]sineo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다신는다[신는다]sinneunda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?신습니까?[신씀니까]sinseumnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요신고 있어요[신꼬 이써요]singo isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요신었어요[시너써요]sineosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다신었습니다[시넏씀니다]sineotseumnida
casual-았/었어신었어[시너써]sineosseo
plain (written)-았/었다신었다[시넏따]sineotda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요신을 거예요[시늘 꺼예요]sineul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다신을 겁니다[시늘 껌니다]sineul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야신을 거야[시늘 꺼야]sineul geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다신겠습니다[신껟씀니다]singetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 신어요[안 시너요]an sineoyo
did not안 …았/었어요안 신었어요[안 시너써요]an sineosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요신지 않아요[신찌 아나요]sinji anayo
cannot못 …못 신어요[몯 씨너요]mot sineoyo
Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
honorific — present-(으)세요신으세요[시느세요]sineuseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요신으셨어요[시느셔써요]sineusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다신으십니다[시느심니다]sineusimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요신으세요[시느세요]sineuseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요신어 주세요[시너 주세요]sineo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요신지 마세요[신찌 마세요]sinji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다신읍시다[시늡씨다]sineupsida
let’s … (casual)-자신자[신짜]sinja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라신어라[시너라]sineora
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고신고[신꼬]singo
… so / and then-아/어서신어서[시너서]sineoseo
if …-(으)면신으면[시느면]sineumyeon
… but-지만신지만[신찌만]sinjiman
because …-(으)니까신으니까[시느니까]sineunikka
… and / but (background)-는데신는데[신는데]sinneunde
even if …-아/어도신어도[시너도]sineodo
while …-(으)면서신으면서[시느면서]sineumyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고신으려고[시느려고]sineuryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러신으러[시느러]sineureo
before …-기 전에신기 전에[신끼 저네]singi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에신은 후에[시는 후에]sineun hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는신는[신는]sinneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ신은[시는]sineun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ신을[시늘]sineul
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요신고 싶어요[신꼬 시퍼요]singo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요신을 수 있어요[시늘 쑤 이써요]sineul su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요신을 수 없어요[시늘 쑤 업써요]sineul su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요신어야 해요[시너야 해요]sineoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요신어도 돼요[시너도 돼요]sineodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요신으면 안 돼요[시느면 안 돼요]sineumyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기신기[신끼]singi

How 신다 changes

신 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 신어요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 신으면, 신을. 신다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “put on” in Korean?

“To put on” is 신다 (sinda), pronounced [신따]. In a sentence: 운동화를 신었어요. — I put on my trainers.

What is the past tense of 신다?

신었어요 (sineosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 신다 (“to put on”). Formal: 신었습니다; casual: 신었어.

How do you say 신다 politely?

Everyday polite: 신어요 (sineoyo). Formal: 신습니다. Casual, with close friends: 신어.

How do you say “I want to put on” in Korean?

신고 싶어요 (singo sipeoyo), pronounced [신꼬 시퍼요].

Is 신다 irregular?

No. 신 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 신어요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 신으면, 신을. 신다 is regular.

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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