인사해
een-sah-hae
insahae
인사하다
To say to greet politely in the present tense, use 인사해요 (een-sah-hae-yoh) · insahaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 인사하다 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 | 인사해요 een-sah-hae-yoh insahaeyo | 인사합니다 een-sah-hahm-nee-dah insahamnida | |
| Past | 인사했어 een-sah-hae-ssuh insahaesseo | 인사했어요 een-sah-hae-ssuh-yoh insahaesseoyo | 인사했습니다 een-sah-hae-sseum-nee-dah insahaesseumnida |
| Future | 인사할 거야 een-sah-hahl guh-yah insahal geoya | 인사할 거예요 een-sah-hahl guh-yae-yoh insahal geoyeyo | 인사할 겁니다 een-sah-hahl guhm-nee-dah insahal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
인사하세요
een-sah-hah-sae-yoh
insahaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
인사해요
een-sah-hae-yoh
insahaeyo
Question Polite (요)
인사해요?
een-sah-hae-yoh-?
insahaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
인사하고
een-sah-hah-goh
insahago
Conditional "if" — (면)
인사하면
een-sah-hah-myuhn
insahamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
인사하고 있어요
een-sah-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
insahago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
인사하고 싶어요
een-sah-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
insahago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
인사할 수 있어요
een-sah-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
insahal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
인사해서
een-sah-hae-suh
insahaeseo
Noun form — (기)
인사하기
een-sah-hah-gee
insahagi
Noun form — (음)
인사함
een-sah-hahm
insaham