Verbs · Regular
씻다 conjugation
to wash (hands, body) · ssitda · sounds like [씯따]
Short answer: “To wash (hands, body)” in Korean is 씻다 (ssitda). Polite present: 씻어요 (ssiseoyo); past: 씻었어요 (ssiseosseoyo); future: 씻을 거예요. It is regular.
- Present씻어요[씨서요] · ssiseoyo
- Past씻었어요[씨서써요] · ssiseosseoyo
- Future씻을 거예요[씨슬 꺼예요] · ssiseul geoyeyo
- Negative안 씻어요[안 씨서요] · an ssiseoyo
씻다 in sentences
- 밥 먹기 전에 손을 씻어요.I wash my hands before eating.
- 과일을 씻었어요?Did you wash the fruit?
All forms of 씻다
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| polite-아/어요 | 씻어요 | [씨서요] | ssiseoyo |
| formal-(스)ㅂ니다 | 씻습니다 | [씯씀니다] | ssitseumnida |
| casual-아/어 | 씻어 | [씨서] | ssiseo |
| plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다 | 씻는다 | [씬는다] | ssinneunda |
| formal question-(스)ㅂ니까? | 씻습니까? | [씯씀니까] | ssitseumnikka? |
| is …ing (polite)-고 있어요 | 씻고 있어요 | [씯꼬 이써요] | ssitgo isseoyo |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| polite-았/었어요 | 씻었어요 | [씨서써요] | ssiseosseoyo |
| formal-았/었습니다 | 씻었습니다 | [씨섣씀니다] | ssiseotseumnida |
| casual-았/었어 | 씻었어 | [씨서써] | ssiseosseo |
| plain (written)-았/었다 | 씻었다 | [씨섣따] | ssiseotda |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요 | 씻을 거예요 | [씨슬 꺼예요] | ssiseul geoyeyo |
| formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다 | 씻을 겁니다 | [씨슬 껌니다] | ssiseul geomnida |
| casual-(으)ㄹ 거야 | 씻을 거야 | [씨슬 꺼야] | ssiseul geoya |
| formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다 | 씻겠습니다 | [씯껟씀니다] | ssitgetseumnida |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| not (short)안 … | 안 씻어요 | [안 씨서요] | an ssiseoyo |
| did not안 …았/었어요 | 안 씻었어요 | [안 씨서써요] | an ssiseosseoyo |
| not (long)-지 않아요 | 씻지 않아요 | [씯찌 아나요] | ssitji anayo |
| cannot못 … | 못 씻어요 | [몯 씨서요] | mot ssiseoyo |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| honorific — present-(으)세요 | 씻으세요 | [씨스세요] | ssiseuseyo |
| honorific — past-(으)셨어요 | 씻으셨어요 | [씨스셔써요] | ssiseusyeosseoyo |
| honorific — formal-(으)십니다 | 씻으십니다 | [씨스심니다] | ssiseusimnida |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| please …-(으)세요 | 씻으세요 | [씨스세요] | ssiseuseyo |
| please … (for me)-아/어 주세요 | 씻어 주세요 | [씨서 주세요] | ssiseo juseyo |
| please don’t …-지 마세요 | 씻지 마세요 | [씯찌 마세요] | ssitji maseyo |
| let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다 | 씻읍시다 | [씨습씨다] | ssiseupsida |
| let’s … (casual)-자 | 씻자 | [씯짜] | ssitja |
| do … ! (casual command)-아/어라 | 씻어라 | [씨서라] | ssiseora |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| … and-고 | 씻고 | [씯꼬] | ssitgo |
| … so / and then-아/어서 | 씻어서 | [씨서서] | ssiseoseo |
| if …-(으)면 | 씻으면 | [씨스면] | ssiseumyeon |
| … but-지만 | 씻지만 | [씯찌만] | ssitjiman |
| because …-(으)니까 | 씻으니까 | [씨스니까] | ssiseunikka |
| … and / but (background)-는데 | 씻는데 | [씬는데] | ssinneunde |
| even if …-아/어도 | 씻어도 | [씨서도] | ssiseodo |
| while …-(으)면서 | 씻으면서 | [씨스면서] | ssiseumyeonseo |
| in order to …-(으)려고 | 씻으려고 | [씨스려고] | ssiseuryeogo |
| (go) to …-(으)러 | 씻으러 | [씨스러] | ssiseureo |
| before …-기 전에 | 씻기 전에 | [씯끼 저네] | ssitgi jeone |
| after …-(으)ㄴ 후에 | 씻은 후에 | [씨슨 후에] | ssiseun hue |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| (that) … now-는 | 씻는 | [씬는] | ssinneun |
| (that) …ed-(으)ㄴ | 씻은 | [씨슨] | ssiseun |
| (that) will …-(으)ㄹ | 씻을 | [씨슬] | ssiseul |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| I want to …-고 싶어요 | 씻고 싶어요 | [씯꼬 시퍼요] | ssitgo sipeoyo |
| can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요 | 씻을 수 있어요 | [씨슬 쑤 이써요] | ssiseul su isseoyo |
| cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요 | 씻을 수 없어요 | [씨슬 쑤 업써요] | ssiseul su eopseoyo |
| have to …-아/어야 해요 | 씻어야 해요 | [씨서야 해요] | ssiseoya haeyo |
| may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요 | 씻어도 돼요 | [씨서도 돼요] | ssiseodo dwaeyo |
| must not …-(으)면 안 돼요 | 씻으면 안 돼요 | [씨스면 안 돼요] | ssiseumyeon an dwaeyo |
| …ing (noun)-기 | 씻기 | [씯끼] | ssitgi |
How 씻다 changes
씻 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 씻어요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 씻으면, 씻을. 씻다 is regular.
Questions
How do you say “wash” in Korean?
“To wash (hands, body)” is 씻다 (ssitda), pronounced [씯따]. In a sentence: 밥 먹기 전에 손을 씻어요. — I wash my hands before eating.
What is the past tense of 씻다?
씻었어요 (ssiseosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 씻다 (“to wash (hands, body)”). Formal: 씻었습니다; casual: 씻었어.
How do you say 씻다 politely?
Everyday polite: 씻어요 (ssiseoyo). Formal: 씻습니다. Casual, with close friends: 씻어.
How do you say “I want to wash” in Korean?
씻고 싶어요 (ssitgo sipeoyo), pronounced [씯꼬 시퍼요].
Is 씻다 irregular?
No. 씻 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 씻어요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 씻으면, 씻을. 씻다 is regular.
More regular words like 씻다
Look up another word
Not in our list yet. Browse all verbs or ask us to add it.
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