Verbs · Regular

씻기다 conjugation

to wash (someone else) · ssitgida · sounds like [씯끼다]

Short answer: “To wash (someone else)” in Korean is 씻기다 (ssitgida). Polite present: 씻겨요 (ssitgyeoyo); past: 씻겼어요 (ssitgyeosseoyo); future: 씻길 거예요. It is regular.

Present씻겨요[씯껴요] · ssitgyeoyo
Past씻겼어요[씯껴써요] · ssitgyeosseoyo
Future씻길 거예요[씯낄 꺼예요] · ssitgil geoyeyo
Negative안 씻겨요[안 씯껴요] · an ssitgyeoyo

씻기다 in sentences

아이를 씻겨요.I’m bathing my child.
강아지를 씻겼어요.I washed the dog.

All forms of 씻기다

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	씻겨요	[씯껴요]	ssitgyeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	씻깁니다	[씯낌니다]	ssitgimnida
casual-아/어	씻겨	[씯껴]	ssitgyeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	씻긴다	[씯낀다]	ssitginda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	씻깁니까?	[씯낌니까]	ssitgimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	씻기고 있어요	[씯끼고 이써요]	ssitgigo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	씻겼어요	[씯껴써요]	ssitgyeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	씻겼습니다	[씯껻씀니다]	ssitgyeotseumnida
casual-았/었어	씻겼어	[씯껴써]	ssitgyeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	씻겼다	[씯껻따]	ssitgyeotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	씻길 거예요	[씯낄 꺼예요]	ssitgil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	씻길 겁니다	[씯낄 껌니다]	ssitgil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	씻길 거야	[씯낄 꺼야]	ssitgil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	씻기겠습니다	[씯끼겓씀니다]	ssitgigetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 씻겨요	[안 씯껴요]	an ssitgyeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 씻겼어요	[안 씯껴써요]	an ssitgyeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	씻기지 않아요	[씯끼지 아나요]	ssitgiji anayo
cannot못 …	못 씻겨요	[몯 씯껴요]	mot ssitgyeoyo

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	씻기세요	[씯끼세요]	ssitgiseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	씻기셨어요	[씯끼셔써요]	ssitgisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	씻기십니다	[씯끼심니다]	ssitgisimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	씻기세요	[씯끼세요]	ssitgiseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	씻겨 주세요	[씯껴 주세요]	ssitgyeo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	씻기지 마세요	[씯끼지 마세요]	ssitgiji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	씻깁시다	[씯낍씨다]	ssitgipsida
let’s … (casual)-자	씻기자	[씯끼자]	ssitgija
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	씻겨라	[씯껴라]	ssitgyeora

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	씻기고	[씯끼고]	ssitgigo
… so / and then-아/어서	씻겨서	[씯껴서]	ssitgyeoseo
if …-(으)면	씻기면	[씯끼면]	ssitgimyeon
… but-지만	씻기지만	[씯끼지만]	ssitgijiman
because …-(으)니까	씻기니까	[씯끼니까]	ssitginikka
… and / but (background)-는데	씻기는데	[씯끼는데]	ssitgineunde
even if …-아/어도	씻겨도	[씯껴도]	ssitgyeodo
while …-(으)면서	씻기면서	[씯끼면서]	ssitgimyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	씻기려고	[씯끼려고]	ssitgiryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	씻기러	[씯끼러]	ssitgireo
before …-기 전에	씻기기 전에	[씯끼기 저네]	ssitgigi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	씻긴 후에	[씯낀 후에]	ssitgin 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	씻기는	[씯끼는]	ssitgineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	씻긴	[씯낀]	ssitgin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	씻길	[씯낄]	ssitgil

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	씻기고 싶어요	[씯끼고 시퍼요]	ssitgigo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	씻길 수 있어요	[씯낄 쑤 이써요]	ssitgil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	씻길 수 없어요	[씯낄 쑤 업써요]	ssitgil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	씻겨야 해요	[씯껴야 해요]	ssitgyeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	씻겨도 돼요	[씯껴도 돼요]	ssitgyeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	씻기면 안 돼요	[씯끼면 안 돼요]	ssitgimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	씻기기	[씯끼기]	ssitgigi

How 씻기다 changes

씻기 ends in a vowel, so 씻기 + 아/어 becomes 씻겨 → 씻겨요, 씻겼어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 씻기면, 씻길. 씻기다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “wash” in Korean?

“To wash (someone else)” is 씻기다 (ssitgida), pronounced [씯끼다]. In a sentence: 아이를 씻겨요. — I’m bathing my child.

What is the past tense of 씻기다?

씻겼어요 (ssitgyeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 씻기다 (“to wash (someone else)”). Formal: 씻겼습니다; casual: 씻겼어.

How do you say 씻기다 politely?

Everyday polite: 씻겨요 (ssitgyeoyo). Formal: 씻깁니다. Casual, with close friends: 씻겨.

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

씻기고 싶어요 (ssitgigo sipeoyo), pronounced [씯끼고 시퍼요].

Is 씻기다 irregular?

No. 씻기 ends in a vowel, so 씻기 + 아/어 becomes 씻겨 → 씻겨요, 씻겼어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 씻기면, 씻길. 씻기다 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