독서해
dohg-ssuh-hae
doksseohae
독서하다
To say to read politely in the present tense, use 독서해요 (dohg-ssuh-hae-yoh) · doksseohaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 독서하다 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 | 독서해요 dohg-ssuh-hae-yoh doksseohaeyo | 독서합니다 dohg-ssuh-hahm-nee-dah doksseohamnida | |
| Past | 독서했어 dohg-ssuh-hae-ssuh doksseohaesseo | 독서했어요 dohg-ssuh-hae-ssuh-yoh doksseohaesseoyo | 독서했습니다 dohg-ssuh-hae-sseum-nee-dah doksseohaesseumnida |
| Future | 독서할 거야 dohg-ssuh-hahl guh-yah doksseohal geoya | 독서할 거예요 dohg-ssuh-hahl guh-yae-yoh doksseohal geoyeyo | 독서할 겁니다 dohg-ssuh-hahl guhm-nee-dah doksseohal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
독서하세요
dohg-ssuh-hah-sae-yoh
doksseohaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
독서해요
dohg-ssuh-hae-yoh
doksseohaeyo
Question Polite (요)
독서해요?
dohg-ssuh-hae-yoh-?
doksseohaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
독서하고
dohg-ssuh-hah-goh
doksseohago
Conditional "if" — (면)
독서하면
dohg-ssuh-hah-myuhn
doksseohamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
독서하고 있어요
dohg-ssuh-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
doksseohago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
독서하고 싶어요
dohg-ssuh-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
doksseohago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
독서할 수 있어요
dohg-ssuh-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
doksseohal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
독서해서
dohg-ssuh-hae-suh
doksseohaeseo
Noun form — (기)
독서하기
dohg-ssuh-hah-gee
doksseohagi
Noun form — (음)
독서함
dohg-ssuh-hahm
doksseoham