쓰이다

Korean

Etymology

Passive of 쓰다 (sseuda, “to write, to use”). First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄡᅴ다 (Yale: psuyta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈ɯida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [쓰이다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sseu'ida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sseu'ida
McCune–Reischauer?	ssŭida
Yale Romanization?	ssuita

Verb

쓰이다 • (sseu'ida) (infinitive 쓰여 or 쓰이어, sequential 쓰이니)

1. To be used.
2. To be written.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 쓰이다 (sseu'ida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쓰인다 sseu'inda	쓰여 sseuyeo	쓰여요, 쓰이어요 sseuyeoyo, sseu'ieoyo	쓰입니다 sseu'imnida
	Past	쓰였다 sseuyeotda	쓰였어 sseuyeosseo	쓰였어요 sseuyeosseoyo	쓰였습니다 sseuyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쓰이느냐 sseu'ineunya	쓰여 sseuyeo	쓰여요, 쓰이어요 sseuyeoyo, sseu'ieoyo	쓰입니까 sseu'imnikka
	Past	쓰였느냐 sseuyeonneunya	쓰였어 sseuyeosseo	쓰였어요 sseuyeosseoyo	쓰였습니까 sseuyeotseumnikka
Hortative		쓰이자 sseu'ija	쓰여 sseuyeo	쓰여요, 쓰이어요 sseuyeoyo, sseu'ieoyo	쓰이십시다 sseu'isipsida
Imperative		쓰여라, 쓰이어라 sseuyeora, sseu'ieora	쓰여 sseuyeo	쓰여요, 쓰이어요 sseuyeoyo, sseu'ieoyo	쓰입시오 sseu'ipsio
Assertive		쓰이겠다 sseu'igetda	쓰이겠어 sseu'igesseo	쓰이겠어요 sseu'igesseoyo	쓰이겠습니다 sseu'igetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		쓰여 sseuyeo	쓰여서, 쓰이어서 sseuyeoseo, sseu'ieoseo	쓰이니 sseu'ini	쓰이니까 sseu'inikka
Contrast		쓰이지만 sseu'ijiman	쓰이는데 sseu'ineunde	쓰이더니 sseu'ideoni
Conjunction		쓰이고 sseu'igo
Condition		쓰이면 sseu'imyeon	쓰여야, 쓰이어야 sseuyeoya, sseu'ieoya
Motive		쓰이려고 sseu'iryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		쓰임 sseu'im	쓰이기 sseu'igi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쓰였음, 쓰이었음 sseuyeosseum, sseu'ieosseum	쓰였기, 쓰이었기 sseuyeotgi, sseu'ieotgi
Determiners	Past	쓰인 sseu'in
	Present	쓰이는 sseu'ineun
	Future	쓰일 sseu'il

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쓰이신다 sseu'isinda	쓰이셔 sseu'isyeo	쓰이세요, 쓰이셔요 sseu'iseyo, sseu'isyeoyo	쓰이십니다 sseu'isimnida
	Past	쓰이셨다 sseu'isyeotda	쓰이셨어 sseu'isyeosseo	쓰이셨어요 sseu'isyeosseoyo	쓰이셨습니다 sseu'isyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쓰이시느냐 sseu'isineunya	쓰이셔 sseu'isyeo	쓰이세요, 쓰이셔요 sseu'iseyo, sseu'isyeoyo	쓰이십니까 sseu'isimnikka
	Past	쓰이셨느냐 sseu'isyeonneunya	쓰이셨어 sseu'isyeosseo	쓰이셨어요 sseu'isyeosseoyo	쓰이셨습니까 sseu'isyeotseumnikka
Imperative		쓰이시라 sseu'isira	쓰이셔 sseu'isyeo	쓰이세요 sseu'iseyo	쓰이십시오 sseu'isipsio
Assertive		쓰이시겠다 sseu'isigetda	쓰이시겠어 sseu'isigesseo	쓰이시겠어요 sseu'isigesseoyo	쓰이시겠습니다 sseu'isigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		쓰이셔 sseu'isyeo	쓰이셔서 sseu'isyeoseo	쓰이시니 sseu'isini	쓰이시니까 sseu'isinikka
Contrast		쓰이시지만 sseu'isijiman	쓰이시는데 sseu'isineunde	쓰이시더니 sseu'isideoni
Conjunction		쓰이시고 sseu'isigo
Condition		쓰이시면 sseu'isimyeon	쓰이셔야 sseu'isyeoya
Motive		쓰이시려고 sseu'isiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		쓰이심 sseu'isim	쓰이시기 sseu'isigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쓰이셨음 sseu'isyeosseum	쓰이셨기 sseu'isyeotgi
Determiners	Past	쓰이신 sseu'isin
	Present	쓰이시는 sseu'isineun
	Future	쓰이실 sseu'isil

See also

• 씌다 (ssuida, “to be possessed by a spirit”)
• 씌우다 (ssuiuda, “to cover”)