이혼해
ee-hohn-hae
ihonhae
이혼하다
To say to get a divorce politely in the present tense, use 이혼해요 (ee-hohn-hae-yoh) · ihonhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 이혼하다 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 | 이혼해요 ee-hohn-hae-yoh ihonhaeyo | 이혼합니다 ee-hohn-hahm-nee-dah ihonhamnida | |
| Past | 이혼했어 ee-hohn-hae-ssuh ihonhaesseo | 이혼했어요 ee-hohn-hae-ssuh-yoh ihonhaesseoyo | 이혼했습니다 ee-hohn-hae-sseum-nee-dah ihonhaesseumnida |
| Future | 이혼할 거야 ee-hohn-hahl guh-yah ihonhal geoya | 이혼할 거예요 ee-hohn-hahl guh-yae-yoh ihonhal geoyeyo | 이혼할 겁니다 ee-hohn-hahl guhm-nee-dah ihonhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
이혼하세요
ee-hohn-hah-sae-yoh
ihonhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
이혼해요
ee-hohn-hae-yoh
ihonhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
이혼해요?
ee-hohn-hae-yoh-?
ihonhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
이혼하고
ee-hohn-hah-goh
ihonhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
이혼하면
ee-hohn-hah-myuhn
ihonhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
이혼하고 있어요
ee-hohn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ihonhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
이혼하고 싶어요
ee-hohn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
ihonhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
이혼할 수 있어요
ee-hohn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ihonhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
이혼해서
ee-hohn-hae-suh
ihonhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
이혼하기
ee-hohn-hah-gee
ihonhagi
Noun form — (음)
이혼함
ee-hohn-hahm
ihonham