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씹다

씹다

Korean

Verb

씹다 • ‎(ssipda) ‎(infinitive 씹어, sequential 씹으니)

to chew, masticate
(figuratively) to fault; speak ill of

Conjugation

Unlike most verbs whose stems end in ㅂ (b), 씹다 (ssipda) does not undergo the stem change ㅂ->우 before a vowel.

Selected forms of the verb 씹다 (ssipda)

Stems
Stem 1	씹 (ssip)
Stem 2	씹어 (ssibeo)
Stem 3	씹으 (ssibeu)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	씹는다 ssimneunda past: 씹었다 ssibeotda	씹어 ssibeo past: 씹었어 ssibeosseo	씹어요 ssibeoyo past: 씹었어요 ssibeosseoyo	씹습니다 ssipseumnida past: 씹었습니다 ssibeotseumnida
Interrogative	씹느냐 ssimneunya past: 씹었느냐 ssibeonneunya	씹어 ssibeo past: 씹었어 ssibeosseo	씹어요 ssibeoyo past: 씹었어요 ssibeosseoyo	씹습니까 ssipseumnikka past: 씹었습니까 ssibeotseumnikka
hortative	씹자 ssipja	씹어 ssibeo	씹어요 ssibeoyo	씹읍시다 ssibeupsida
imperative	씹어라 ssibeora	씹어 ssibeo	씹어요 ssibeoyo	씹읍시오 ssibeupsio
Assertive	씹겠다 ssipgetda	씹겠어 ssipgesseo	씹겠어요 ssipgesseoyo	씹겠습니다 ssipgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	씹어 ssibeo	씹어서 ssibeoseo	씹으니 ssibeuni	씹으니까 ssibeunikka
Contrast	씹지만 ssipjiman	씹는데 ssimneunde	씹더니 ssipdeoni
Conjunction	씹고 ssipgo
Condition	씹으면 ssibeumyeon	씹어야 ssibeoya
Motive	씹으려고 ssibeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		씹음 ssibeum	씹기 ssipgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		씹었음 ssibeosseum	씹었기 ssibeotgi
Determiners	past	씹은 ssibeun
	present	씹는 ssimneun
	future	씹을 ssibeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	씹으신다 ssibeusinda past: 씹으셨다 ssibeusyeotda	씹으셔 ssibeusyeo past: 씹으셨어 ssibeusyeosseo	씹으세요, 씹으셔요 ssibeuseyo, ssibeusyeoyo past: 씹으셨어요 ssibeusyeosseoyo	씹으십니다 ssibeusimnida past: 씹으셨습니다 ssibeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	씹으시느냐 ssibeusineunya past: 씹으셨느냐 ssibeusyeonneunya	씹으셔 ssibeusyeo past: 씹으셨어 ssibeusyeosseo	씹으세요, 씹으셔요 ssibeuseyo, ssibeusyeoyo past: 씹으셨어요 ssibeusyeosseoyo	씹으십니까 ssibeusimnikka past: 씹으셨습니까 ssibeusyeotseumnikka
imperative	씹으시라 ssibeusira	씹으셔 ssibeusyeo	씹으세요 ssibeuseyo	씹으십시오 ssibeusipsio
Assertive	씹으시겠다 ssibeusigetda	씹으시겠어 ssibeusigesseo	씹으시겠어요 ssibeusigesseoyo	씹으시겠습니다 ssibeusigetseumnida
Connective honforms with honorific
Cause/Reason	씹으셔 ssibeusyeo	씹으셔서 ssibeusyeoseo	씹으시니 ssibeusini	씹으시니까 ssibeusinikka
Contrast	씹으시지만 ssibeusijiman	씹으시는데 ssibeusineunde	씹으시더니 ssibeusideoni
Conjunction	씹으시고 ssibeusigo
Condition	씹으시면 ssibeusimyeon	씹으셔야 ssibeusyeoya
Motive	씹으시려고 ssibeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner honforms with honorific
Verbal nouns		씹으심 ssibeusim	씹으시기 ssibeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		씹으셨음 ssibeusyeosseum	씹으셨기 ssibeusyeotgi
Determiners	past	씹으신 ssibeusin
	present	씹으시는 ssibeusineun
	future	씹으실 ssibeusil

Synonyms

깨물다 (kkaemulda)

Derived terms

씹어먹다 (ssibeomeokda, “to chew and eat”)
씹어삼키다 (ssibeosamkida, “to chew and swallow”)