은퇴해
eun-twae-hae
euntoehae
은퇴하다
To say to retire politely in the present tense, use 은퇴해요 (eun-twae-hae-yoh) · euntoehaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 은퇴하다 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 | 은퇴해요 eun-twae-hae-yoh euntoehaeyo | 은퇴합니다 eun-twae-hahm-nee-dah euntoehamnida | |
| Past | 은퇴했어 eun-twae-hae-ssuh euntoehaesseo | 은퇴했어요 eun-twae-hae-ssuh-yoh euntoehaesseoyo | 은퇴했습니다 eun-twae-hae-sseum-nee-dah euntoehaesseumnida |
| Future | 은퇴할 거야 eun-twae-hahl guh-yah euntoehal geoya | 은퇴할 거예요 eun-twae-hahl guh-yae-yoh euntoehal geoyeyo | 은퇴할 겁니다 eun-twae-hahl guhm-nee-dah euntoehal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
은퇴하세요
eun-twae-hah-sae-yoh
euntoehaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
은퇴해요
eun-twae-hae-yoh
euntoehaeyo
Question Polite (요)
은퇴해요?
eun-twae-hae-yoh-?
euntoehaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
은퇴하고
eun-twae-hah-goh
euntoehago
Conditional "if" — (면)
은퇴하면
eun-twae-hah-myuhn
euntoehamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
은퇴하고 있어요
eun-twae-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
euntoehago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
은퇴하고 싶어요
eun-twae-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
euntoehago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
은퇴할 수 있어요
eun-twae-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
euntoehal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
은퇴해서
eun-twae-hae-suh
euntoehaeseo
Noun form — (기)
은퇴하기
eun-twae-hah-gee
euntoehagi
Noun form — (음)
은퇴함
eun-twae-hahm
euntoeham