동거해
dohng-guh-hae
donggeohae
동거하다
To say to cohabit, to live together politely in the present tense, use 동거해요 (dohng-guh-hae-yoh) · donggeohaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 동거하다 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 | 동거해요 dohng-guh-hae-yoh donggeohaeyo | 동거합니다 dohng-guh-hahm-nee-dah donggeohamnida | |
| Past | 동거했어 dohng-guh-hae-ssuh donggeohaesseo | 동거했어요 dohng-guh-hae-ssuh-yoh donggeohaesseoyo | 동거했습니다 dohng-guh-hae-sseum-nee-dah donggeohaesseumnida |
| Future | 동거할 거야 dohng-guh-hahl guh-yah donggeohal geoya | 동거할 거예요 dohng-guh-hahl guh-yae-yoh donggeohal geoyeyo | 동거할 겁니다 dohng-guh-hahl guhm-nee-dah donggeohal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
동거하세요
dohng-guh-hah-sae-yoh
donggeohaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
동거해요
dohng-guh-hae-yoh
donggeohaeyo
Question Polite (요)
동거해요?
dohng-guh-hae-yoh-?
donggeohaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
동거하고
dohng-guh-hah-goh
donggeohago
Conditional "if" — (면)
동거하면
dohng-guh-hah-myuhn
donggeohamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
동거하고 있어요
dohng-guh-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
donggeohago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
동거하고 싶어요
dohng-guh-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
donggeohago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
동거할 수 있어요
dohng-guh-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
donggeohal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
동거해서
dohng-guh-hae-suh
donggeohaeseo
Noun form — (기)
동거하기
dohng-guh-hah-gee
donggeohagi
Noun form — (음)
동거함
dohng-guh-hahm
donggeoham