귓속말해
gweet-sohng-mahl-hae
gwitsongmalhae
귓속말하다
To say to whisper politely in the present tense, use 귓속말해요 (gweet-sohng-mahl-hae-yoh) · gwitsongmalhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 귓속말하다 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 | 귓속말해요 gweet-sohng-mahl-hae-yoh gwitsongmalhaeyo | 귓속말합니다 gweet-sohng-mahl-hahm-nee-dah gwitsongmalhamnida | |
| Past | 귓속말했어 gweet-sohng-mahl-hae-ssuh gwitsongmalhaesseo | 귓속말했어요 gweet-sohng-mahl-hae-ssuh-yoh gwitsongmalhaesseoyo | 귓속말했습니다 gweet-sohng-mahl-hae-sseum-nee-dah gwitsongmalhaesseumnida |
| Future | 귓속말할 거야 gweet-sohng-mahl-hahl guh-yah gwitsongmalhal geoya | 귓속말할 거예요 gweet-sohng-mahl-hahl guh-yae-yoh gwitsongmalhal geoyeyo | 귓속말할 겁니다 gweet-sohng-mahl-hahl guhm-nee-dah gwitsongmalhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
귓속말하세요
gweet-sohng-mahl-hah-sae-yoh
gwitsongmalhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
귓속말해요
gweet-sohng-mahl-hae-yoh
gwitsongmalhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
귓속말해요?
gweet-sohng-mahl-hae-yoh-?
gwitsongmalhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
귓속말하고
gweet-sohng-mahl-hah-goh
gwitsongmalhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
귓속말하면
gweet-sohng-mahl-hah-myuhn
gwitsongmalhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
귓속말하고 있어요
gweet-sohng-mahl-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gwitsongmalhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
귓속말하고 싶어요
gweet-sohng-mahl-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
gwitsongmalhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
귓속말할 수 있어요
gweet-sohng-mahl-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gwitsongmalhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
귓속말해서
gweet-sohng-mahl-hae-suh
gwitsongmalhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
귓속말하기
gweet-sohng-mahl-hah-gee
gwitsongmalhagi
Noun form — (음)
귓속말함
gweet-sohng-mahl-hahm
gwitsongmalham