핥아
hahl-ah
haa
regular
핥다
To say to lick politely in the present tense, use 핥아요 (hahl-ah-yoh) · haayo. Below is the full conjugation of 핥다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 핥아요 hahl-ah-yoh haayo | 핥습니다 hahl-seum-nee-dah haseumnida | |
| Past | 핥았어 hahl-ah-ssuh haasseo | 핥았어요 hahl-ah-ssuh-yoh haasseoyo | 핥았습니다 hahl-ah-sseum-nee-dah haasseumnida |
| Future | 핥을 거야 hahl-eul guh-yah haeul geoya | 핥을 거예요 hahl-eul guh-yae-yoh haeul geoyeyo | 핥을 겁니다 hahl-eul guhm-nee-dah haeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
핥으세요
hahl-eu-sae-yoh
haeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
핥아요
hahl-ah-yoh
haayo
Question Polite (요)
핥아요?
hahl-ah-yoh-?
haayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
핥고
hahl-goh
hago
Conditional "if" — (면)
핥으면
hahl-eu-myuhn
haeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
핥고 있어요
hahl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
hago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
핥고 싶어요
hahl-goh shee-puh-yoh
hago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
핥을 수 있어요
hahl-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
haeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
핥아서
hahl-ah-suh
haaseo
Noun form — (기)
핥기
hahl-gee
hagi
Noun form — (음)
핥음
hahl-eum
haeum