호흡해
hoh-heu-pae
hoheupae
호흡하다
To say to breathe politely in the present tense, use 호흡해요 (hoh-heu-pae-yoh) · hoheupaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 호흡하다 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 | 호흡해요 hoh-heu-pae-yoh hoheupaeyo | 호흡합니다 hoh-heu-pahm-nee-dah hoheupamnida | |
| Past | 호흡했어 hoh-heu-pae-ssuh hoheupaesseo | 호흡했어요 hoh-heu-pae-ssuh-yoh hoheupaesseoyo | 호흡했습니다 hoh-heu-pae-sseum-nee-dah hoheupaesseumnida |
| Future | 호흡할 거야 hoh-heu-pahl guh-yah hoheupal geoya | 호흡할 거예요 hoh-heu-pahl guh-yae-yoh hoheupal geoyeyo | 호흡할 겁니다 hoh-heu-pahl guhm-nee-dah hoheupal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
호흡하세요
hoh-heu-pah-sae-yoh
hoheupaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
호흡해요
hoh-heu-pae-yoh
hoheupaeyo
Question Polite (요)
호흡해요?
hoh-heu-pae-yoh-?
hoheupaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
호흡하고
hoh-heu-pah-goh
hoheupago
Conditional "if" — (면)
호흡하면
hoh-heu-pah-myuhn
hoheupamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
호흡하고 있어요
hoh-heu-pah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
hoheupago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
호흡하고 싶어요
hoh-heu-pah-goh shee-puh-yoh
hoheupago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
호흡할 수 있어요
hoh-heu-pahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
hoheupal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
호흡해서
hoh-heu-pae-suh
hoheupaeseo
Noun form — (기)
호흡하기
hoh-heu-pah-gee
hoheupagi
Noun form — (음)
호흡함
hoh-heu-pahm
hoheupam