기억해
gee-uh-kae
gieokae
기억하다
To say to remember politely in the present tense, use 기억해요 (gee-uh-kae-yoh) · gieokaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 기억하다 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 | 기억해요 gee-uh-kae-yoh gieokaeyo | 기억합니다 gee-uh-kahm-nee-dah gieokamnida | |
| Past | 기억했어 gee-uh-kae-ssuh gieokaesseo | 기억했어요 gee-uh-kae-ssuh-yoh gieokaesseoyo | 기억했습니다 gee-uh-kae-sseum-nee-dah gieokaesseumnida |
| Future | 기억할 거야 gee-uh-kahl guh-yah gieokal geoya | 기억할 거예요 gee-uh-kahl guh-yae-yoh gieokal geoyeyo | 기억할 겁니다 gee-uh-kahl guhm-nee-dah gieokal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
기억하세요
gee-uh-kah-sae-yoh
gieokaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
기억해요
gee-uh-kae-yoh
gieokaeyo
Question Polite (요)
기억해요?
gee-uh-kae-yoh-?
gieokaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
기억하고
gee-uh-kah-goh
gieokago
Conditional "if" — (면)
기억하면
gee-uh-kah-myuhn
gieokamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
기억하고 있어요
gee-uh-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gieokago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
기억하고 싶어요
gee-uh-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
gieokago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
기억할 수 있어요
gee-uh-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gieokal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
기억해서
gee-uh-kae-suh
gieokaeseo
Noun form — (기)
기억하기
gee-uh-kah-gee
gieokagi
Noun form — (음)
기억함
gee-uh-kahm
gieokam