앉다 conjugation

The polite forms end in 요 and suit most conversations; the formal form is for announcements, presentations and first meetings. The same form works for I, you, she or they.

How 앉다 conjugates

1. Find the stem. Take 다 off 앉다 and you are left with 앉.
2. Check the last vowel. It is ㅏ, and a stem ending in ㅏ or ㅗ takes 아요.
3. Join them. 앉 + 아요 gives 앉아요.
4. Build the rest on it. The past tense adds ㅆ to the same base, giving 앉았어요, and the table above has the future and the formal form.

Using 앉다

The batchim is the double consonant ㄵ, giving you 앉아요. It's one of the trickiest common spellings in the language.

• 여기에 앉으세요.

  Please sit here.

• 의자에 앉아요.

  I sit on the chair.

More regular verbs

• 타다to ride
• 내리다to get off
• 뛰다to run
• 쉬다to rest
• 죽다to die
• 웃다to laugh

Conjugate any other verb with the Korean verb conjugator, or read the guide to Korean verb conjugation for the rules behind the table.