기약해
gee-yah-kae
giyakae
기약하다
To say to vow to meet politely in the present tense, use 기약해요 (gee-yah-kae-yoh) · giyakaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 기약하다 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 | 기약해요 gee-yah-kae-yoh giyakaeyo | 기약합니다 gee-yah-kahm-nee-dah giyakamnida | |
| Past | 기약했어 gee-yah-kae-ssuh giyakaesseo | 기약했어요 gee-yah-kae-ssuh-yoh giyakaesseoyo | 기약했습니다 gee-yah-kae-sseum-nee-dah giyakaesseumnida |
| Future | 기약할 거야 gee-yah-kahl guh-yah giyakal geoya | 기약할 거예요 gee-yah-kahl guh-yae-yoh giyakal geoyeyo | 기약할 겁니다 gee-yah-kahl guhm-nee-dah giyakal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
기약하세요
gee-yah-kah-sae-yoh
giyakaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
기약해요
gee-yah-kae-yoh
giyakaeyo
Question Polite (요)
기약해요?
gee-yah-kae-yoh-?
giyakaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
기약하고
gee-yah-kah-goh
giyakago
Conditional "if" — (면)
기약하면
gee-yah-kah-myuhn
giyakamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
기약하고 있어요
gee-yah-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
giyakago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
기약하고 싶어요
gee-yah-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
giyakago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
기약할 수 있어요
gee-yah-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
giyakal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
기약해서
gee-yah-kae-suh
giyakaeseo
Noun form — (기)
기약하기
gee-yah-kah-gee
giyakagi
Noun form — (음)
기약함
gee-yah-kahm
giyakam