기도해
gee-doh-hae
gidohae
기도하다
To say to pray (to petition a higher being) politely in the present tense, use 기도해요 (gee-doh-hae-yoh) · gidohaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 기도하다 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 | 기도해요 gee-doh-hae-yoh gidohaeyo | 기도합니다 gee-doh-hahm-nee-dah gidohamnida | |
| Past | 기도했어 gee-doh-hae-ssuh gidohaesseo | 기도했어요 gee-doh-hae-ssuh-yoh gidohaesseoyo | 기도했습니다 gee-doh-hae-sseum-nee-dah gidohaesseumnida |
| Future | 기도할 거야 gee-doh-hahl guh-yah gidohal geoya | 기도할 거예요 gee-doh-hahl guh-yae-yoh gidohal geoyeyo | 기도할 겁니다 gee-doh-hahl guhm-nee-dah gidohal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
기도하세요
gee-doh-hah-sae-yoh
gidohaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
기도해요
gee-doh-hae-yoh
gidohaeyo
Question Polite (요)
기도해요?
gee-doh-hae-yoh-?
gidohaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
기도하고
gee-doh-hah-goh
gidohago
Conditional "if" — (면)
기도하면
gee-doh-hah-myuhn
gidohamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
기도하고 있어요
gee-doh-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gidohago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
기도하고 싶어요
gee-doh-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
gidohago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
기도할 수 있어요
gee-doh-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gidohal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
기도해서
gee-doh-hae-suh
gidohaeseo
Noun form — (기)
기도하기
gee-doh-hah-gee
gidohagi
Noun form — (음)
기도함
gee-doh-hahm
gidoham