일해
eel-hae
하다 (irregular)
To say to work politely in the present tense, use 일해요 (eel-hae-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 일하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 일해요 eel-hae-yoh | 일합니다 eel-hahm-nee-dah | |
| Past | 일했어 eel-hae-ssuh | 일했어요 eel-hae-ssuh-yoh | 일했습니다 eel-hae-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 일할 거야 eel-hahl- -guh-yah | 일할 거예요 eel-hahl- -guh-yae-yoh | 일할 겁니다 eel-hahl- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
일하세요
eel-hah-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
일해요
eel-hae-yoh
Question Polite (요)
일해요?
eel-hae-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
일하고
eel-hah-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
일하면
eel-hah-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
일함
eel-hahm