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KOREAN VERB

쉬다

to rest

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Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI rest
NegativeI don’t rest

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI rested
NegativeI didn’t rest

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will rest
NegativeI won’t rest

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI rest (respectfully)
PastI rested (respectfully)
FutureI will rest (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) resting, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) resting, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I rest
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I rest
  5. But (-지만) I rest, but…

Requests and commands

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please rest
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please rest (formal)
  3. Plain command rest! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t rest

How to use 쉬다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    일요일에는 집에서 쉬어요.

    On Sundays I rest at home.

  2. Past

    감기 때문에 이틀 동안 쉬었어요.

    I rested for two days because of a cold.

  3. Future

    이번 주말에는 아무것도 안 하고 쉴 거예요.

    This weekend I'm going to do nothing and rest.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 점심 후에 항상 쉬세요.

    Grandma always rests after lunch.

  5. Connectives

    십 분만 쉬고 다시 일해요.

    Let's rest just ten minutes and work again.

  6. Requests and commands

    아프면 집에서 푹 쉬세요.

    If you're sick, rest well at home.

Good to know

  • 쉬다 is to rest and to take a day off: 내일 쉬어요, I'm off tomorrow. 푹 쉬세요, rest well, is what you say to someone sick.

Where you hear 쉬다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 일요일에는 쉬어요. On Sunday I rest.
  • 정상에서 좀 쉬었어요. I rested a little at the top.
  • 방학에 쉴 거예요. I'll rest in the holidays.

Korean · Intermediate Level 1

  • 일요일에는 쉬어요. On Sunday I rest.
  • 정상에서 좀 쉬었어요. I rested a little at the top.
  • 방학에 쉴 거예요. I'll rest in the holidays.
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The first climb

Beginner Level 3 · 멀어서 여기에서 좀 쉬어요.

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The last train

Beginner Level 3 · 기차가 아홉 시니까 쉬어요. · 피곤하니까 쉬어요.

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The staff room

Intermediate Level 1 · 브룩스 선생님, 잘 쉬었습니까?

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The contract

Advanced Level 1 · 토요일 행사 시에는 평일에 쉬어요.

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The June night

Advanced Level 2 · 다 왔어. 숨 쉬어. 나 아무 데도 안 가.

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Reading night

Fluency Level 2 · 곶감 앞에서 세 번 쉬세요.

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Speak of the tiger

Fluency Level 2 · 형, 거기서 쉬어. 숨 세 번.

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The photographs

Fluency Level 3 · 케이크 다음에 난 숨 쉴게.

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The last run-through

Fluency Level 3 · 학생과 학부모, 그리고 선생님들. 그리고 쉬고.

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