복무해
bohng-moo-hae
bongmuhae
복무하다
To say to serve politely in the present tense, use 복무해요 (bohng-moo-hae-yoh) · bongmuhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 복무하다 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 | 복무해요 bohng-moo-hae-yoh bongmuhaeyo | 복무합니다 bohng-moo-hahm-nee-dah bongmuhamnida | |
| Past | 복무했어 bohng-moo-hae-ssuh bongmuhaesseo | 복무했어요 bohng-moo-hae-ssuh-yoh bongmuhaesseoyo | 복무했습니다 bohng-moo-hae-sseum-nee-dah bongmuhaesseumnida |
| Future | 복무할 거야 bohng-moo-hahl guh-yah bongmuhal geoya | 복무할 거예요 bohng-moo-hahl guh-yae-yoh bongmuhal geoyeyo | 복무할 겁니다 bohng-moo-hahl guhm-nee-dah bongmuhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
복무하세요
bohng-moo-hah-sae-yoh
bongmuhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
복무해요
bohng-moo-hae-yoh
bongmuhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
복무해요?
bohng-moo-hae-yoh-?
bongmuhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
복무하고
bohng-moo-hah-goh
bongmuhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
복무하면
bohng-moo-hah-myuhn
bongmuhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
복무하고 있어요
bohng-moo-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bongmuhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
복무하고 싶어요
bohng-moo-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
bongmuhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
복무할 수 있어요
bohng-moo-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bongmuhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
복무해서
bohng-moo-hae-suh
bongmuhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
복무하기
bohng-moo-hah-gee
bongmuhagi
Noun form — (음)
복무함
bohng-moo-hahm
bongmuham