근무해
geun-moo-hae
geunmuhae
근무하다
To say to work (as a career for a person) politely in the present tense, use 근무해요 (geun-moo-hae-yoh) · geunmuhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 근무하다 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 | 근무해요 geun-moo-hae-yoh geunmuhaeyo | 근무합니다 geun-moo-hahm-nee-dah geunmuhamnida | |
| Past | 근무했어 geun-moo-hae-ssuh geunmuhaesseo | 근무했어요 geun-moo-hae-ssuh-yoh geunmuhaesseoyo | 근무했습니다 geun-moo-hae-sseum-nee-dah geunmuhaesseumnida |
| Future | 근무할 거야 geun-moo-hahl guh-yah geunmuhal geoya | 근무할 거예요 geun-moo-hahl guh-yae-yoh geunmuhal geoyeyo | 근무할 겁니다 geun-moo-hahl guhm-nee-dah geunmuhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
근무하세요
geun-moo-hah-sae-yoh
geunmuhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
근무해요
geun-moo-hae-yoh
geunmuhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
근무해요?
geun-moo-hae-yoh-?
geunmuhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
근무하고
geun-moo-hah-goh
geunmuhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
근무하면
geun-moo-hah-myuhn
geunmuhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
근무하고 있어요
geun-moo-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geunmuhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
근무하고 싶어요
geun-moo-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
geunmuhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
근무할 수 있어요
geun-moo-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geunmuhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
근무해서
geun-moo-hae-suh
geunmuhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
근무하기
geun-moo-hah-gee
geunmuhagi
Noun form — (음)
근무함
geun-moo-hahm
geunmuham