Verbs · Regular
싸우다 conjugation
to fight; to argue · ssauda · sounds like [싸우다]
Short answer: “To fight” in Korean is 싸우다 (ssauda), which also means to argue. Polite present: 싸워요 (ssawoyo); past: 싸웠어요 (ssawosseoyo); future: 싸울 거예요. It is regular.
- Present싸워요[싸워요] · ssawoyo
- Past싸웠어요[싸워써요] · ssawosseoyo
- Future싸울 거예요[싸울 꺼예요] · ssaul geoyeyo
- Negative안 싸워요[안 싸워요] · an ssawoyo
싸우다 in sentences
- 동생이랑 싸웠어요.I had a fight with my younger sibling.
- 싸우지 마세요.Don’t fight.
All forms of 싸우다
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| polite-아/어요 | 싸워요 | [싸워요] | ssawoyo |
| formal-(스)ㅂ니다 | 싸웁니다 | [싸움니다] | ssaumnida |
| casual-아/어 | 싸워 | [싸워] | ssawo |
| plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다 | 싸운다 | [싸운다] | ssaunda |
| formal question-(스)ㅂ니까? | 싸웁니까? | [싸움니까] | ssaumnikka? |
| is …ing (polite)-고 있어요 | 싸우고 있어요 | [싸우고 이써요] | ssaugo isseoyo |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| polite-았/었어요 | 싸웠어요 | [싸워써요] | ssawosseoyo |
| formal-았/었습니다 | 싸웠습니다 | [싸웓씀니다] | ssawotseumnida |
| casual-았/었어 | 싸웠어 | [싸워써] | ssawosseo |
| plain (written)-았/었다 | 싸웠다 | [싸웓따] | ssawotda |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요 | 싸울 거예요 | [싸울 꺼예요] | ssaul geoyeyo |
| formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다 | 싸울 겁니다 | [싸울 껌니다] | ssaul geomnida |
| casual-(으)ㄹ 거야 | 싸울 거야 | [싸울 꺼야] | ssaul geoya |
| formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다 | 싸우겠습니다 | [싸우겓씀니다] | ssaugetseumnida |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| not (short)안 … | 안 싸워요 | [안 싸워요] | an ssawoyo |
| did not안 …았/었어요 | 안 싸웠어요 | [안 싸워써요] | an ssawosseoyo |
| not (long)-지 않아요 | 싸우지 않아요 | [싸우지 아나요] | ssauji anayo |
| cannot못 … | 못 싸워요 | [몯 싸워요] | mot ssawoyo |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| honorific — present-(으)세요 | 싸우세요 | [싸우세요] | ssauseyo |
| honorific — past-(으)셨어요 | 싸우셨어요 | [싸우셔써요] | ssausyeosseoyo |
| honorific — formal-(으)십니다 | 싸우십니다 | [싸우심니다] | ssausimnida |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| please …-(으)세요 | 싸우세요 | [싸우세요] | ssauseyo |
| please … (for me)-아/어 주세요 | 싸워 주세요 | [싸워 주세요] | ssawo juseyo |
| please don’t …-지 마세요 | 싸우지 마세요 | [싸우지 마세요] | ssauji maseyo |
| let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다 | 싸웁시다 | [싸웁씨다] | ssaupsida |
| let’s … (casual)-자 | 싸우자 | [싸우자] | ssauja |
| do … ! (casual command)-아/어라 | 싸워라 | [싸워라] | ssawora |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| … and-고 | 싸우고 | [싸우고] | ssaugo |
| … so / and then-아/어서 | 싸워서 | [싸워서] | ssawoseo |
| if …-(으)면 | 싸우면 | [싸우면] | ssaumyeon |
| … but-지만 | 싸우지만 | [싸우지만] | ssaujiman |
| because …-(으)니까 | 싸우니까 | [싸우니까] | ssaunikka |
| … and / but (background)-는데 | 싸우는데 | [싸우는데] | ssauneunde |
| even if …-아/어도 | 싸워도 | [싸워도] | ssawodo |
| while …-(으)면서 | 싸우면서 | [싸우면서] | ssaumyeonseo |
| in order to …-(으)려고 | 싸우려고 | [싸우려고] | ssauryeogo |
| (go) to …-(으)러 | 싸우러 | [싸우러] | ssaureo |
| before …-기 전에 | 싸우기 전에 | [싸우기 저네] | ssaugi jeone |
| after …-(으)ㄴ 후에 | 싸운 후에 | [싸운 후에] | ssaun hue |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| (that) … now-는 | 싸우는 | [싸우는] | ssauneun |
| (that) …ed-(으)ㄴ | 싸운 | [싸운] | ssaun |
| (that) will …-(으)ㄹ | 싸울 | [싸울] | ssaul |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| I want to …-고 싶어요 | 싸우고 싶어요 | [싸우고 시퍼요] | ssaugo sipeoyo |
| can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요 | 싸울 수 있어요 | [싸울 쑤 이써요] | ssaul su isseoyo |
| cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요 | 싸울 수 없어요 | [싸울 쑤 업써요] | ssaul su eopseoyo |
| have to …-아/어야 해요 | 싸워야 해요 | [싸워야 해요] | ssawoya haeyo |
| may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요 | 싸워도 돼요 | [싸워도 돼요] | ssawodo dwaeyo |
| must not …-(으)면 안 돼요 | 싸우면 안 돼요 | [싸우면 안 돼요] | ssaumyeon an dwaeyo |
| …ing (noun)-기 | 싸우기 | [싸우기] | ssaugi |
How 싸우다 changes
싸우 ends in a vowel, so 싸우 + 아/어 becomes 싸워 → 싸워요, 싸웠어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 싸우면, 싸울. 싸우다 is regular.
Questions
How do you say “fight” in Korean?
“To fight” is 싸우다 (ssauda), pronounced [싸우다]. In a sentence: 동생이랑 싸웠어요. — I had a fight with my younger sibling.
What is the past tense of 싸우다?
싸웠어요 (ssawosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 싸우다 (“to fight”). Formal: 싸웠습니다; casual: 싸웠어.
How do you say 싸우다 politely?
Everyday polite: 싸워요 (ssawoyo). Formal: 싸웁니다. Casual, with close friends: 싸워.
How do you say “I want to fight” in Korean?
싸우고 싶어요 (ssaugo sipeoyo), pronounced [싸우고 시퍼요].
Is 싸우다 irregular?
No. 싸우 ends in a vowel, so 싸우 + 아/어 becomes 싸워 → 싸워요, 싸웠어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 싸우면, 싸울. 싸우다 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