후퇴해
hoo-twae-hae
hutoehae
후퇴하다
To say to withdraw, to retreat politely in the present tense, use 후퇴해요 (hoo-twae-hae-yoh) · hutoehaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 후퇴하다 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 | 후퇴해요 hoo-twae-hae-yoh hutoehaeyo | 후퇴합니다 hoo-twae-hahm-nee-dah hutoehamnida | |
| Past | 후퇴했어 hoo-twae-hae-ssuh hutoehaesseo | 후퇴했어요 hoo-twae-hae-ssuh-yoh hutoehaesseoyo | 후퇴했습니다 hoo-twae-hae-sseum-nee-dah hutoehaesseumnida |
| Future | 후퇴할 거야 hoo-twae-hahl guh-yah hutoehal geoya | 후퇴할 거예요 hoo-twae-hahl guh-yae-yoh hutoehal geoyeyo | 후퇴할 겁니다 hoo-twae-hahl guhm-nee-dah hutoehal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
후퇴하세요
hoo-twae-hah-sae-yoh
hutoehaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
후퇴해요
hoo-twae-hae-yoh
hutoehaeyo
Question Polite (요)
후퇴해요?
hoo-twae-hae-yoh-?
hutoehaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
후퇴하고
hoo-twae-hah-goh
hutoehago
Conditional "if" — (면)
후퇴하면
hoo-twae-hah-myuhn
hutoehamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
후퇴하고 있어요
hoo-twae-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
hutoehago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
후퇴하고 싶어요
hoo-twae-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
hutoehago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
후퇴할 수 있어요
hoo-twae-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
hutoehal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
후퇴해서
hoo-twae-hae-suh
hutoehaeseo
Noun form — (기)
후퇴하기
hoo-twae-hah-gee
hutoehagi
Noun form — (음)
후퇴함
hoo-twae-hahm
hutoeham