싸우다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 싸호〮다〮 (Yale: ssàhwó-tá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈a̠uda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [싸우다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ssauda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ssauda
McCune–Reischauer?	ssauda
Yale Romanization?	ssawuta

Verb

싸우다 • (ssauda) (infinitive 싸워, sequential 싸우니)

1. (intransitive) to fight or struggle

   그런데 싸울때 "당신"이라고 부르면 나쁜말이 되기도 해요.

   Geureonde ssaulttae dangsinirago bureumyeon nappeunmari doegi-do haeyo.

   But if you call (me) 당신 (dangsin, “you”) when fighting, it can also become a bad word.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 싸우다 (ssauda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	싸운다 ssaunda	싸워 ssawo	싸워요 ssawoyo	싸웁니다 ssaumnida
	Past	싸웠다 ssawotda	싸웠어 ssawosseo	싸웠어요 ssawosseoyo	싸웠습니다 ssawotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	싸우느냐 ssauneunya	싸워 ssawo	싸워요 ssawoyo	싸웁니까 ssaumnikka
	Past	싸웠느냐 ssawonneunya	싸웠어 ssawosseo	싸웠어요 ssawosseoyo	싸웠습니까 ssawotseumnikka
Hortative		싸우자 ssauja	싸워 ssawo	싸워요 ssawoyo	싸우십시다 ssausipsida
Imperative		싸워라 ssawora	싸워 ssawo	싸워요 ssawoyo	싸웁시오 ssaupsio
Assertive		싸우겠다 ssaugetda	싸우겠어 ssaugesseo	싸우겠어요 ssaugesseoyo	싸우겠습니다 ssaugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		싸워 ssawo	싸워서 ssawoseo	싸우니 ssauni	싸우니까 ssaunikka
Contrast		싸우지만 ssaujiman	싸우는데 ssauneunde	싸우더니 ssaudeoni
Conjunction		싸우고 ssaugo
Condition		싸우면 ssaumyeon	싸워야 ssawoya
Motive		싸우려고 ssauryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		싸움 ssaum	싸우기 ssaugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		싸웠음 ssawosseum	싸웠기 ssawotgi
Determiners	Past	싸운 ssaun
	Present	싸우는 ssauneun
	Future	싸울 ssaul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	싸우신다 ssausinda	싸우셔 ssausyeo	싸우세요, 싸우셔요 ssauseyo, ssausyeoyo	싸우십니다 ssausimnida
	Past	싸우셨다 ssausyeotda	싸우셨어 ssausyeosseo	싸우셨어요 ssausyeosseoyo	싸우셨습니다 ssausyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	싸우시느냐 ssausineunya	싸우셔 ssausyeo	싸우세요, 싸우셔요 ssauseyo, ssausyeoyo	싸우십니까 ssausimnikka
	Past	싸우셨느냐 ssausyeonneunya	싸우셨어 ssausyeosseo	싸우셨어요 ssausyeosseoyo	싸우셨습니까 ssausyeotseumnikka
Imperative		싸우시라 ssausira	싸우셔 ssausyeo	싸우세요 ssauseyo	싸우십시오 ssausipsio
Assertive		싸우시겠다 ssausigetda	싸우시겠어 ssausigesseo	싸우시겠어요 ssausigesseoyo	싸우시겠습니다 ssausigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		싸우셔 ssausyeo	싸우셔서 ssausyeoseo	싸우시니 ssausini	싸우시니까 ssausinikka
Contrast		싸우시지만 ssausijiman	싸우시는데 ssausineunde	싸우시더니 ssausideoni
Conjunction		싸우시고 ssausigo
Condition		싸우시면 ssausimyeon	싸우셔야 ssausyeoya
Motive		싸우시려고 ssausiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		싸우심 ssausim	싸우시기 ssausigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		싸우셨음 ssausyeosseum	싸우셨기 ssausyeotgi
Determiners	Past	싸우신 ssausin
	Present	싸우시는 ssausineun
	Future	싸우실 ssausil

Derived terms

• 싸움 (ssaum)