아첨해
ah-chuhm-hae
acheomhae
아첨하다
To say to flatter, to butter up politely in the present tense, use 아첨해요 (ah-chuhm-hae-yoh) · acheomhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 아첨하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb): 하다 verbs are formed with a Sino-Korean noun + 하다 (e.g. 공부하다 = study + do). 하다 conjugates irregularly: the ㅏ in 하 contracts with the -아/-어 suffix to give 해 (not *하어). Present polite: 해요; past polite: 했어요. The formal ending is 합니다 (not *하습니다). Most noun+하다 compounds follow this pattern uniformly. See all 하다 verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 아첨해요 ah-chuhm-hae-yoh acheomhaeyo | 아첨합니다 ah-chuhm-hahm-nee-dah acheomhamnida | |
| Past | 아첨했어 ah-chuhm-hae-ssuh acheomhaesseo | 아첨했어요 ah-chuhm-hae-ssuh-yoh acheomhaesseoyo | 아첨했습니다 ah-chuhm-hae-sseum-nee-dah acheomhaesseumnida |
| Future | 아첨할 거야 ah-chuhm-hahl guh-yah acheomhal geoya | 아첨할 거예요 ah-chuhm-hahl guh-yae-yoh acheomhal geoyeyo | 아첨할 겁니다 ah-chuhm-hahl guhm-nee-dah acheomhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
아첨하세요
ah-chuhm-hah-sae-yoh
acheomhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
아첨해요
ah-chuhm-hae-yoh
acheomhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
아첨해요?
ah-chuhm-hae-yoh-?
acheomhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
아첨하고
ah-chuhm-hah-goh
acheomhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
아첨하면
ah-chuhm-hah-myuhn
acheomhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
아첨하고 있어요
ah-chuhm-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
acheomhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
아첨하고 싶어요
ah-chuhm-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
acheomhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
아첨할 수 있어요
ah-chuhm-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
acheomhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
아첨해서
ah-chuhm-hae-suh
acheomhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
아첨하기
ah-chuhm-hah-gee
acheomhagi
Noun form — (음)
아첨함
ah-chuhm-hahm
acheomham