보지해
boh-chee-hae
bojihae
보지하다
To say to preserve politely in the present tense, use 보지해요 (boh-chee-hae-yoh) · bojihaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 보지하다 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 | 보지해요 boh-chee-hae-yoh bojihaeyo | 보지합니다 boh-chee-hahm-nee-dah bojihamnida | |
| Past | 보지했어 boh-chee-hae-ssuh bojihaesseo | 보지했어요 boh-chee-hae-ssuh-yoh bojihaesseoyo | 보지했습니다 boh-chee-hae-sseum-nee-dah bojihaesseumnida |
| Future | 보지할 거야 boh-chee-hahl guh-yah bojihal geoya | 보지할 거예요 boh-chee-hahl guh-yae-yoh bojihal geoyeyo | 보지할 겁니다 boh-chee-hahl guhm-nee-dah bojihal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
보지하세요
boh-chee-hah-sae-yoh
bojihaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
보지해요
boh-chee-hae-yoh
bojihaeyo
Question Polite (요)
보지해요?
boh-chee-hae-yoh-?
bojihaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
보지하고
boh-chee-hah-goh
bojihago
Conditional "if" — (면)
보지하면
boh-chee-hah-myuhn
bojihamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
보지하고 있어요
boh-chee-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bojihago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
보지하고 싶어요
boh-chee-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
bojihago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
보지할 수 있어요
boh-chee-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bojihal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
보지해서
boh-chee-hae-suh
bojihaeseo
Noun form — (기)
보지하기
boh-chee-hah-gee
bojihagi
Noun form — (음)
보지함
boh-chee-hahm
bojiham