기침해
gee-cheem-hae
gichimhae
기침하다
To say to cough politely in the present tense, use 기침해요 (gee-cheem-hae-yoh) · gichimhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 기침하다 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 | 기침해요 gee-cheem-hae-yoh gichimhaeyo | 기침합니다 gee-cheem-hahm-nee-dah gichimhamnida | |
| Past | 기침했어 gee-cheem-hae-ssuh gichimhaesseo | 기침했어요 gee-cheem-hae-ssuh-yoh gichimhaesseoyo | 기침했습니다 gee-cheem-hae-sseum-nee-dah gichimhaesseumnida |
| Future | 기침할 거야 gee-cheem-hahl guh-yah gichimhal geoya | 기침할 거예요 gee-cheem-hahl guh-yae-yoh gichimhal geoyeyo | 기침할 겁니다 gee-cheem-hahl guhm-nee-dah gichimhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
기침하세요
gee-cheem-hah-sae-yoh
gichimhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
기침해요
gee-cheem-hae-yoh
gichimhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
기침해요?
gee-cheem-hae-yoh-?
gichimhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
기침하고
gee-cheem-hah-goh
gichimhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
기침하면
gee-cheem-hah-myuhn
gichimhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
기침하고 있어요
gee-cheem-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gichimhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
기침하고 싶어요
gee-cheem-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
gichimhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
기침할 수 있어요
gee-cheem-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gichimhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
기침해서
gee-cheem-hae-suh
gichimhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
기침하기
gee-cheem-hah-gee
gichimhagi
Noun form — (음)
기침함
gee-cheem-hahm
gichimham