발음해
bah-reum-hae
bareumhae
발음하다
To say to pronounce (to sound out a word) politely in the present tense, use 발음해요 (bah-reum-hae-yoh) · bareumhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 발음하다 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 | 발음해요 bah-reum-hae-yoh bareumhaeyo | 발음합니다 bah-reum-hahm-nee-dah bareumhamnida | |
| Past | 발음했어 bah-reum-hae-ssuh bareumhaesseo | 발음했어요 bah-reum-hae-ssuh-yoh bareumhaesseoyo | 발음했습니다 bah-reum-hae-sseum-nee-dah bareumhaesseumnida |
| Future | 발음할 거야 bah-reum-hahl guh-yah bareumhal geoya | 발음할 거예요 bah-reum-hahl guh-yae-yoh bareumhal geoyeyo | 발음할 겁니다 bah-reum-hahl guhm-nee-dah bareumhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
발음하세요
bah-reum-hah-sae-yoh
bareumhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
발음해요
bah-reum-hae-yoh
bareumhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
발음해요?
bah-reum-hae-yoh-?
bareumhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
발음하고
bah-reum-hah-goh
bareumhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
발음하면
bah-reum-hah-myuhn
bareumhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
발음하고 있어요
bah-reum-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bareumhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
발음하고 싶어요
bah-reum-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
bareumhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
발음할 수 있어요
bah-reum-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bareumhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
발음해서
bah-reum-hae-suh
bareumhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
발음하기
bah-reum-hah-gee
bareumhagi
Noun form — (음)
발음함
bah-reum-hahm
bareumham