Korean

씻기다

씻기다
Meaning: to be washed; (causative) to wash someone/something
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 씻기다
Present 씻긴다
Polite 씻겨요
Formal 씻깁니다
Past 씻겼다
Past + Polite 씻겼어요
Guess + Polite 씻기겠어요
Connective 씻기고
Conditional 씻기면
Volitional 씻기자
Imperative 씻겨라
Imperative + Polite 씻기세요
Attributive 씻기는 / 씻긴 / 씻길

Example

Washed away by the rain, the letters on the sign faded.

Usage Notes

This verb has both a passive ('to be washed') and a causative ('to make someone wash') meaning. The context determines which one applies. In the example, it is passive.

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