허
huh
heo
regular
허다
To say nonstandard form of 하다 (to do) politely in the present tense, use 허요 (huh-yoh) · heoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 허다 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 | 허요 huh-yoh heoyo | 헙니다 huhm-nee-dah heomnida | |
| Past | 헜어 huh-ssuh heosseo | 헜어요 huh-ssuh-yoh heosseoyo | 헜습니다 huh-sseum-nee-dah heosseumnida |
| Future | 헐 거야 huhl guh-yah heol geoya | 헐 거예요 huhl guh-yae-yoh heol geoyeyo | 헐 겁니다 huhl guhm-nee-dah heol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
허세요
huh-sae-yoh
heoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
허요
huh-yoh
heoyo
Question Polite (요)
허요?
huh-yoh-?
heoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
허고
huh-goh
heogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
허면
huh-myuhn
heomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
허고 있어요
huh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
heogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
허고 싶어요
huh-goh shee-puh-yoh
heogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
헐 수 있어요
huhl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
heol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
허서
huh-suh
heoseo
Noun form — (기)
허기
huh-gee
heogi
Noun form — (음)
험
huhm
heom