비교해
bee-gyoh-hae
bigyohae
비교하다
To say to compare politely in the present tense, use 비교해요 (bee-gyoh-hae-yoh) · bigyohaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 비교하다 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 | 비교해요 bee-gyoh-hae-yoh bigyohaeyo | 비교합니다 bee-gyoh-hahm-nee-dah bigyohamnida | |
| Past | 비교했어 bee-gyoh-hae-ssuh bigyohaesseo | 비교했어요 bee-gyoh-hae-ssuh-yoh bigyohaesseoyo | 비교했습니다 bee-gyoh-hae-sseum-nee-dah bigyohaesseumnida |
| Future | 비교할 거야 bee-gyoh-hahl guh-yah bigyohal geoya | 비교할 거예요 bee-gyoh-hahl guh-yae-yoh bigyohal geoyeyo | 비교할 겁니다 bee-gyoh-hahl guhm-nee-dah bigyohal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
비교하세요
bee-gyoh-hah-sae-yoh
bigyohaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
비교해요
bee-gyoh-hae-yoh
bigyohaeyo
Question Polite (요)
비교해요?
bee-gyoh-hae-yoh-?
bigyohaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
비교하고
bee-gyoh-hah-goh
bigyohago
Conditional "if" — (면)
비교하면
bee-gyoh-hah-myuhn
bigyohamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
비교하고 있어요
bee-gyoh-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bigyohago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
비교하고 싶어요
bee-gyoh-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
bigyohago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
비교할 수 있어요
bee-gyoh-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bigyohal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
비교해서
bee-gyoh-hae-suh
bigyohaeseo
Noun form — (기)
비교하기
bee-gyoh-hah-gee
bigyohagi
Noun form — (음)
비교함
bee-gyoh-hahm
bigyoham