부탁해
boo-tah-kae
butakae
부탁하다
To say to request, to ask to do well, to ask to handle well politely in the present tense, use 부탁해요 (boo-tah-kae-yoh) · butakaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 부탁하다 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 | 부탁해요 boo-tah-kae-yoh butakaeyo | 부탁합니다 boo-tah-kahm-nee-dah butakamnida | |
| Past | 부탁했어 boo-tah-kae-ssuh butakaesseo | 부탁했어요 boo-tah-kae-ssuh-yoh butakaesseoyo | 부탁했습니다 boo-tah-kae-sseum-nee-dah butakaesseumnida |
| Future | 부탁할 거야 boo-tah-kahl guh-yah butakal geoya | 부탁할 거예요 boo-tah-kahl guh-yae-yoh butakal geoyeyo | 부탁할 겁니다 boo-tah-kahl guhm-nee-dah butakal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
부탁하세요
boo-tah-kah-sae-yoh
butakaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
부탁해요
boo-tah-kae-yoh
butakaeyo
Question Polite (요)
부탁해요?
boo-tah-kae-yoh-?
butakaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
부탁하고
boo-tah-kah-goh
butakago
Conditional "if" — (면)
부탁하면
boo-tah-kah-myuhn
butakamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
부탁하고 있어요
boo-tah-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
butakago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
부탁하고 싶어요
boo-tah-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
butakago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
부탁할 수 있어요
boo-tah-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
butakal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
부탁해서
boo-tah-kae-suh
butakaeseo
Noun form — (기)
부탁하기
boo-tah-kah-gee
butakagi
Noun form — (음)
부탁함
boo-tah-kahm
butakam