과거해
gwah-guh-hae
gwageohae
과거하다
To say to pass the state exam (historical Korea) politely in the present tense, use 과거해요 (gwah-guh-hae-yoh) · gwageohaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 과거하다 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 | 과거해요 gwah-guh-hae-yoh gwageohaeyo | 과거합니다 gwah-guh-hahm-nee-dah gwageohamnida | |
| Past | 과거했어 gwah-guh-hae-ssuh gwageohaesseo | 과거했어요 gwah-guh-hae-ssuh-yoh gwageohaesseoyo | 과거했습니다 gwah-guh-hae-sseum-nee-dah gwageohaesseumnida |
| Future | 과거할 거야 gwah-guh-hahl guh-yah gwageohal geoya | 과거할 거예요 gwah-guh-hahl guh-yae-yoh gwageohal geoyeyo | 과거할 겁니다 gwah-guh-hahl guhm-nee-dah gwageohal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
과거하세요
gwah-guh-hah-sae-yoh
gwageohaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
과거해요
gwah-guh-hae-yoh
gwageohaeyo
Question Polite (요)
과거해요?
gwah-guh-hae-yoh-?
gwageohaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
과거하고
gwah-guh-hah-goh
gwageohago
Conditional "if" — (면)
과거하면
gwah-guh-hah-myuhn
gwageohamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
과거하고 있어요
gwah-guh-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gwageohago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
과거하고 싶어요
gwah-guh-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
gwageohago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
과거할 수 있어요
gwah-guh-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gwageohal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
과거해서
gwah-guh-hae-suh
gwageohaeseo
Noun form — (기)
과거하기
gwah-guh-hah-gee
gwageohagi
Noun form — (음)
과거함
gwah-guh-hahm
gwageoham