항의해
hahng-ui-hae
hanguihae
항의하다
To say to protest, to complain politely in the present tense, use 항의해요 (hahng-ui-hae-yoh) · hanguihaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 항의하다 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 | 항의해요 hahng-ui-hae-yoh hanguihaeyo | 항의합니다 hahng-ui-hahm-nee-dah hanguihamnida | |
| Past | 항의했어 hahng-ui-hae-ssuh hanguihaesseo | 항의했어요 hahng-ui-hae-ssuh-yoh hanguihaesseoyo | 항의했습니다 hahng-ui-hae-sseum-nee-dah hanguihaesseumnida |
| Future | 항의할 거야 hahng-ui-hahl guh-yah hanguihal geoya | 항의할 거예요 hahng-ui-hahl guh-yae-yoh hanguihal geoyeyo | 항의할 겁니다 hahng-ui-hahl guhm-nee-dah hanguihal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
항의하세요
hahng-ui-hah-sae-yoh
hanguihaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
항의해요
hahng-ui-hae-yoh
hanguihaeyo
Question Polite (요)
항의해요?
hahng-ui-hae-yoh-?
hanguihaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
항의하고
hahng-ui-hah-goh
hanguihago
Conditional "if" — (면)
항의하면
hahng-ui-hah-myuhn
hanguihamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
항의하고 있어요
hahng-ui-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
hanguihago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
항의하고 싶어요
hahng-ui-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
hanguihago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
항의할 수 있어요
hahng-ui-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
hanguihal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
항의해서
hahng-ui-hae-suh
hanguihaeseo
Noun form — (기)
항의하기
hahng-ui-hah-gee
hanguihagi
Noun form — (음)
항의함
hahng-ui-hahm
hanguiham