칠해
cheel-hae
chilhae
칠하다
To say to paint politely in the present tense, use 칠해요 (cheel-hae-yoh) · chilhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 칠하다 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 | 칠해요 cheel-hae-yoh chilhaeyo | 칠합니다 cheel-hahm-nee-dah chilhamnida | |
| Past | 칠했어 cheel-hae-ssuh chilhaesseo | 칠했어요 cheel-hae-ssuh-yoh chilhaesseoyo | 칠했습니다 cheel-hae-sseum-nee-dah chilhaesseumnida |
| Future | 칠할 거야 cheel-hahl guh-yah chilhal geoya | 칠할 거예요 cheel-hahl guh-yae-yoh chilhal geoyeyo | 칠할 겁니다 cheel-hahl guhm-nee-dah chilhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
칠하세요
cheel-hah-sae-yoh
chilhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
칠해요
cheel-hae-yoh
chilhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
칠해요?
cheel-hae-yoh-?
chilhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
칠하고
cheel-hah-goh
chilhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
칠하면
cheel-hah-myuhn
chilhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
칠하고 있어요
cheel-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chilhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
칠하고 싶어요
cheel-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
chilhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
칠할 수 있어요
cheel-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chilhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
칠해서
cheel-hae-suh
chilhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
칠하기
cheel-hah-gee
chilhagi
Noun form — (음)
칠함
cheel-hahm
chilham