축하해
choo-kah-hae
chukahae
축하하다
To say to congratulate, to celebrate, to felicitate politely in the present tense, use 축하해요 (choo-kah-hae-yoh) · chukahaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 축하하다 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 | 축하해요 choo-kah-hae-yoh chukahaeyo | 축하합니다 choo-kah-hahm-nee-dah chukahamnida | |
| Past | 축하했어 choo-kah-hae-ssuh chukahaesseo | 축하했어요 choo-kah-hae-ssuh-yoh chukahaesseoyo | 축하했습니다 choo-kah-hae-sseum-nee-dah chukahaesseumnida |
| Future | 축하할 거야 choo-kah-hahl guh-yah chukahal geoya | 축하할 거예요 choo-kah-hahl guh-yae-yoh chukahal geoyeyo | 축하할 겁니다 choo-kah-hahl guhm-nee-dah chukahal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
축하하세요
choo-kah-hah-sae-yoh
chukahaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
축하해요
choo-kah-hae-yoh
chukahaeyo
Question Polite (요)
축하해요?
choo-kah-hae-yoh-?
chukahaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
축하하고
choo-kah-hah-goh
chukahago
Conditional "if" — (면)
축하하면
choo-kah-hah-myuhn
chukahamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
축하하고 있어요
choo-kah-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chukahago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
축하하고 싶어요
choo-kah-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
chukahago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
축하할 수 있어요
choo-kah-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chukahal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
축하해서
choo-kah-hae-suh
chukahaeseo
Noun form — (기)
축하하기
choo-kah-hah-gee
chukahagi
Noun form — (음)
축하함
choo-kah-hahm
chukaham