찬미해
chahn-mee-hae
chanmihae
찬미하다
To say to laud, to praise politely in the present tense, use 찬미해요 (chahn-mee-hae-yoh) · chanmihaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 찬미하다 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 | 찬미해요 chahn-mee-hae-yoh chanmihaeyo | 찬미합니다 chahn-mee-hahm-nee-dah chanmihamnida | |
| Past | 찬미했어 chahn-mee-hae-ssuh chanmihaesseo | 찬미했어요 chahn-mee-hae-ssuh-yoh chanmihaesseoyo | 찬미했습니다 chahn-mee-hae-sseum-nee-dah chanmihaesseumnida |
| Future | 찬미할 거야 chahn-mee-hahl guh-yah chanmihal geoya | 찬미할 거예요 chahn-mee-hahl guh-yae-yoh chanmihal geoyeyo | 찬미할 겁니다 chahn-mee-hahl guhm-nee-dah chanmihal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
찬미하세요
chahn-mee-hah-sae-yoh
chanmihaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
찬미해요
chahn-mee-hae-yoh
chanmihaeyo
Question Polite (요)
찬미해요?
chahn-mee-hae-yoh-?
chanmihaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
찬미하고
chahn-mee-hah-goh
chanmihago
Conditional "if" — (면)
찬미하면
chahn-mee-hah-myuhn
chanmihamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
찬미하고 있어요
chahn-mee-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chanmihago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
찬미하고 싶어요
chahn-mee-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
chanmihago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
찬미할 수 있어요
chahn-mee-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chanmihal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
찬미해서
chahn-mee-hae-suh
chanmihaeseo
Noun form — (기)
찬미하기
chahn-mee-hah-gee
chanmihagi
Noun form — (음)
찬미함
chahn-mee-hahm
chanmiham