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Sleep in Korean 🇰🇷


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sleep 주무시다
How to say “sleep” in Korean? “주무시다”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “주무시다” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on sleep in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Notice that 주무시다 (jumusida) sounds similar to 자다 (jada, “to sleep”), but the prefix 주무– makes it honorific. Imagine using a special “sleep” word only for respected elders.
• Remember that the “시” syllable is a common marker for honorific expressions in Korean.

Explanations:
• 주무시다 means “to sleep” in an honorific form; it is used when referring to someone older or of higher status.
• It is the respectful version of the basic verb 자다 (jada).
• Other common words for “sleep” are 자다 (jada) or 잠자다 (jamjada), but these are non-honorific.

Synonyms:
• 자다 (jada) – to sleep (plain form)
• 잠자다 (jamjada) – to sleep (more poetic/literary)

Conjugations (using honorific forms):

Infinitive: 주무시다 (jumusida)

Present:
• Declarative (Formal Polite): 주무십니다 (jumusimnida)
Example: 할머님께서 잘 주무십니다.
Romanization: Halmeonimkkeseo jal jumusimnida.
• Polite Informal: 주무세요 (jumuseyo)
Example: 어머님, 지금 주무세요?
Romanization: Eomeonim, jigeum jumuseyo?

Past:
• Formal Polite: 주무셨습니다 (jumusyotseumnida)
Example: 아버님께서 어제 평화롭게 주무셨습니다.
Romanization: Abeonimkkeseo eoje pyeonghwaroepge jumusyotseumnida.
• Polite Informal: 주무셨어요 (jumusyeosseoyo)
Example: 할머님께서 어제 주무셨어요.
Romanization: Halmeonimkkeseo eoje jumusyeosseoyo.

Future:
• Formal Polite: 주무실 것입니다 (jumusil geosimnida) or 주무실 거예요 (jumusil geoyeyo) in a less formal style.
Example: 선생님께서 내일 일찍 주무실 거예요.
Romanization: Seonsaengnimkkeseo naeil iljjik jumusil geoyeyo.

Additional Sentence Examples:
1. “My grandmother sleeps soundly.”
Korean: 할머니께서 깊이 주무십니다.
Romanization: Halmeonikkeseo gipi jumusimnida.
2. “Yesterday, my father slept peacefully.”
Korean: 아버님께서 어제 평온하게 주무셨습니다.
Romanization: Abeonimkkeseo eoje pyeongonhage jumusyotseumnida.
3. “Tomorrow, my teacher will sleep early.”
Korean: 선생님께서 내일 일찍 주무실 거예요.
Romanization: Seonsaengnimkkeseo naeil iljjik jumusil geoyeyo.

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