Verbs · ㄷ irregular

싣다 conjugation

to load (into a car) · sitda · sounds like [싣따]

Short answer: “To load (into a car)” in Korean is 싣다 (sitda). Polite present: 실어요 (sireoyo); past: 실었어요 (sireosseoyo); future: 실을 거예요. It is a ㄷ irregular verb.

Present실어요[시러요] · sireoyo
Past실었어요[시러써요] · sireosseoyo
Future실을 거예요[시를 꺼예요] · sireul geoyeyo
Negative안 실어요[안 시러요] · an sireoyo

싣다 in sentences

짐을 차에 실었어요.I loaded the luggage into the car.
이 상자도 실어 주세요.Please load this box too.

All forms of 싣다

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	실어요	[시러요]	sireoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	싣습니다	[싣씀니다]	sitseumnida
casual-아/어	실어	[시러]	sireo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	싣는다	[신는다]	sinneunda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	싣습니까?	[싣씀니까]	sitseumnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	싣고 있어요	[싣꼬 이써요]	sitgo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	실었어요	[시러써요]	sireosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	실었습니다	[시럳씀니다]	sireotseumnida
casual-았/었어	실었어	[시러써]	sireosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	실었다	[시럳따]	sireotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	실을 거예요	[시를 꺼예요]	sireul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	실을 겁니다	[시를 껌니다]	sireul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	실을 거야	[시를 꺼야]	sireul geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	싣겠습니다	[싣껟씀니다]	sitgetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 실어요	[안 시러요]	an sireoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 실었어요	[안 시러써요]	an sireosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	싣지 않아요	[싣찌 아나요]	sitji anayo
cannot못 …	못 실어요	[몯 씨러요]	mot sireoyo

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	실으세요	[시르세요]	sireuseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	실으셨어요	[시르셔써요]	sireusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	실으십니다	[시르심니다]	sireusimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	실으세요	[시르세요]	sireuseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	실어 주세요	[시러 주세요]	sireo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	싣지 마세요	[싣찌 마세요]	sitji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	실읍시다	[시릅씨다]	sireupsida
let’s … (casual)-자	싣자	[싣짜]	sitja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	실어라	[시러라]	sireora

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	싣고	[싣꼬]	sitgo
… so / and then-아/어서	실어서	[시러서]	sireoseo
if …-(으)면	실으면	[시르면]	sireumyeon
… but-지만	싣지만	[싣찌만]	sitjiman
because …-(으)니까	실으니까	[시르니까]	sireunikka
… and / but (background)-는데	싣는데	[신는데]	sinneunde
even if …-아/어도	실어도	[시러도]	sireodo
while …-(으)면서	실으면서	[시르면서]	sireumyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	실으려고	[시르려고]	sireuryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	실으러	[시르러]	sireureo
before …-기 전에	싣기 전에	[싣끼 저네]	sitgi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	실은 후에	[시른 후에]	sireun hue

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that) … now-는	싣는	[신는]	sinneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	실은	[시른]	sireun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	실을	[시를]	sireul

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	싣고 싶어요	[싣꼬 시퍼요]	sitgo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	실을 수 있어요	[시를 쑤 이써요]	sireul su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	실을 수 없어요	[시를 쑤 업써요]	sireul su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	실어야 해요	[시러야 해요]	sireoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	실어도 돼요	[시러도 돼요]	sireodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	실으면 안 돼요	[시르면 안 돼요]	sireumyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	싣기	[싣끼]	sitgi

How 싣다 changes

ㄷ irregular: before a vowel, ㄷ becomes ㄹ → 실어요, 실으면, 실을. Before a consonant ㄷ stays: 싣습니다, 싣고. Regular ㄷ verbs such as 받다 (받아요) and 닫다 (닫아요) keep the ㄷ.

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Questions

How do you say “load” in Korean?

“To load (into a car)” is 싣다 (sitda), pronounced [싣따]. In a sentence: 짐을 차에 실었어요. — I loaded the luggage into the car.

What is the past tense of 싣다?

실었어요 (sireosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 싣다 (“to load (into a car)”). Formal: 실었습니다; casual: 실었어.

How do you say 싣다 politely?

Everyday polite: 실어요 (sireoyo). Formal: 싣습니다. Casual, with close friends: 실어.

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

싣고 싶어요 (sitgo sipeoyo), pronounced [싣꼬 시퍼요].

Is 싣다 irregular?

Yes — ㄷ irregular: before a vowel, ㄷ becomes ㄹ → 실어요, 실으면, 실을. Before a consonant ㄷ stays: 싣습니다, 싣고. Regular ㄷ verbs such as 받다 (받아요) and 닫다 (닫아요) keep the ㄷ.

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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