가동해
gah-dohng-hae
gadonghae
가동하다
To say to operate (a machine) politely in the present tense, use 가동해요 (gah-dohng-hae-yoh) · gadonghaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 가동하다 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 | 가동해요 gah-dohng-hae-yoh gadonghaeyo | 가동합니다 gah-dohng-hahm-nee-dah gadonghamnida | |
| Past | 가동했어 gah-dohng-hae-ssuh gadonghaesseo | 가동했어요 gah-dohng-hae-ssuh-yoh gadonghaesseoyo | 가동했습니다 gah-dohng-hae-sseum-nee-dah gadonghaesseumnida |
| Future | 가동할 거야 gah-dohng-hahl guh-yah gadonghal geoya | 가동할 거예요 gah-dohng-hahl guh-yae-yoh gadonghal geoyeyo | 가동할 겁니다 gah-dohng-hahl guhm-nee-dah gadonghal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
가동하세요
gah-dohng-hah-sae-yoh
gadonghaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
가동해요
gah-dohng-hae-yoh
gadonghaeyo
Question Polite (요)
가동해요?
gah-dohng-hae-yoh-?
gadonghaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
가동하고
gah-dohng-hah-goh
gadonghago
Conditional "if" — (면)
가동하면
gah-dohng-hah-myuhn
gadonghamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
가동하고 있어요
gah-dohng-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gadonghago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
가동하고 싶어요
gah-dohng-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
gadonghago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
가동할 수 있어요
gah-dohng-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gadonghal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
가동해서
gah-dohng-hae-suh
gadonghaeseo
Noun form — (기)
가동하기
gah-dohng-hah-gee
gadonghagi
Noun form — (음)
가동함
gah-dohng-hahm
gadongham