Korean

쉬다

쉬다
Meaning: to rest
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 쉬다
Present 쉰다
Polite 쉬어요
Formal 쉽니다
Past 쉬었다
Past + Polite 쉬었어요
Guess + Polite 쉬겠어요
Connective 쉬고
Conditional 쉬면
Volitional 쉬자
Imperative 쉬어라
Imperative + Polite 쉬세요
Attributive 쉬는 / /

Example sentences

I'm tired, so I want to rest a bit.
화가 나면 잠시 쉬는 것이 좋다.
When you get angry, it's good to take a short break.
토요일은 쉬는 날입니다.
Saturday is a day off.
감기 때문에 열이 나서 오늘은 쉬어야겠어요.
I have a fever because of a cold, so I should rest today.
주말에는 대부분 집에서 쉬어요.
On weekends, I mostly rest at home.
이 방은 좁아서 쉴 공간이 없다.
This room is small, so there is no space to rest.
바빠서 쉴 틈이 없었다.
I was so busy I had no time to rest.
오늘은 집에서 푹 쉴 거예요.
I'm going to rest well at home today.
이번 주는 스케줄이 너무 빡빡해서 쉴 틈이 없다.
The schedule for this week is so tight that there's no time to rest.
나무 그늘 아래에서 쉬었다.
Rested under the shade of a tree.

Usage Notes

A common verb for taking a break or resting. Can also mean for food to go bad or for one's voice to become hoarse.

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