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쉬다 conjugation

to rest · swida · sounds like [쉬다]

Short answer: “To rest” in Korean is 쉬다 (swida). Polite present: 쉬어요 (swieoyo); past: 쉬었어요 (swieosseoyo); future: 쉴 거예요. It is regular.

쉬다 in sentences

All forms of 쉬다

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/어요쉬어요[쉬어요]swieoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다쉽니다[쉼니다]swimnida
casual-아/어쉬어[쉬어]swieo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다쉰다[쉰다]swinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?쉽니까?[쉼니까]swimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요쉬고 있어요[쉬고 이써요]swigo isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요쉬었어요[쉬어써요]swieosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다쉬었습니다[쉬얻씀니다]swieotseumnida
casual-았/었어쉬었어[쉬어써]swieosseo
plain (written)-았/었다쉬었다[쉬얻따]swieotda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요쉴 거예요[쉴 꺼예요]swil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다쉴 겁니다[쉴 껌니다]swil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야쉴 거야[쉴 꺼야]swil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다쉬겠습니다[쉬겓씀니다]swigetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 쉬어요[안 쉬어요]an swieoyo
did not안 …았/었어요안 쉬었어요[안 쉬어써요]an swieosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요쉬지 않아요[쉬지 아나요]swiji anayo
cannot못 …못 쉬어요[몯 쒸어요]mot swieoyo
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)세요쉬세요[쉬세요]swiseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요쉬셨어요[쉬셔써요]swisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다쉬십니다[쉬심니다]swisimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요쉬세요[쉬세요]swiseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요쉬어 주세요[쉬어 주세요]swieo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요쉬지 마세요[쉬지 마세요]swiji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다쉽시다[쉽씨다]swipsida
let’s … (casual)-자쉬자[쉬자]swija
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라쉬어라[쉬어라]swieora
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고쉬고[쉬고]swigo
… so / and then-아/어서쉬어서[쉬어서]swieoseo
if …-(으)면쉬면[쉬면]swimyeon
… but-지만쉬지만[쉬지만]swijiman
because …-(으)니까쉬니까[쉬니까]swinikka
… and / but (background)-는데쉬는데[쉬는데]swineunde
even if …-아/어도쉬어도[쉬어도]swieodo
while …-(으)면서쉬면서[쉬면서]swimyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고쉬려고[쉬려고]swiryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러쉬러[쉬러]swireo
before …-기 전에쉬기 전에[쉬기 저네]swigi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에쉰 후에[쉰 후에]swin hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는쉬는[쉬는]swineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ쉰[쉰]swin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ쉴[쉴]swil
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요쉬고 싶어요[쉬고 시퍼요]swigo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요쉴 수 있어요[쉴 쑤 이써요]swil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요쉴 수 없어요[쉴 쑤 업써요]swil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요쉬어야 해요[쉬어야 해요]swieoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요쉬어도 돼요[쉬어도 돼요]swieodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요쉬면 안 돼요[쉬면 안 돼요]swimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기쉬기[쉬기]swigi

How 쉬다 changes

쉬 ends in a vowel, so 쉬 + 아/어 becomes 쉬어 → 쉬어요, 쉬었어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 쉬면, 쉴. 쉬다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “rest” in Korean?

“To rest” is 쉬다 (swida), pronounced [쉬다]. In a sentence: 오늘은 집에서 쉬어요. — I’m resting at home today.

What is the past tense of 쉬다?

쉬었어요 (swieosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 쉬다 (“to rest”). Formal: 쉬었습니다; casual: 쉬었어.

How do you say 쉬다 politely?

Everyday polite: 쉬어요 (swieoyo). Formal: 쉽니다. Casual, with close friends: 쉬어.

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

쉬고 싶어요 (swigo sipeoyo), pronounced [쉬고 시퍼요].

Is 쉬다 irregular?

No. 쉬 ends in a vowel, so 쉬 + 아/어 becomes 쉬어 → 쉬어요, 쉬었어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 쉬면, 쉴. 쉬다 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