전화해
chuhn-hwah-hae
jeonhwahae
전화하다
To say to call by telephone politely in the present tense, use 전화해요 (chuhn-hwah-hae-yoh) · jeonhwahaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 전화하다 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 | 전화해요 chuhn-hwah-hae-yoh jeonhwahaeyo | 전화합니다 chuhn-hwah-hahm-nee-dah jeonhwahamnida | |
| Past | 전화했어 chuhn-hwah-hae-ssuh jeonhwahaesseo | 전화했어요 chuhn-hwah-hae-ssuh-yoh jeonhwahaesseoyo | 전화했습니다 chuhn-hwah-hae-sseum-nee-dah jeonhwahaesseumnida |
| Future | 전화할 거야 chuhn-hwah-hahl guh-yah jeonhwahal geoya | 전화할 거예요 chuhn-hwah-hahl guh-yae-yoh jeonhwahal geoyeyo | 전화할 겁니다 chuhn-hwah-hahl guhm-nee-dah jeonhwahal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
전화하세요
chuhn-hwah-hah-sae-yoh
jeonhwahaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
전화해요
chuhn-hwah-hae-yoh
jeonhwahaeyo
Question Polite (요)
전화해요?
chuhn-hwah-hae-yoh-?
jeonhwahaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
전화하고
chuhn-hwah-hah-goh
jeonhwahago
Conditional "if" — (면)
전화하면
chuhn-hwah-hah-myuhn
jeonhwahamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
전화하고 있어요
chuhn-hwah-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jeonhwahago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
전화하고 싶어요
chuhn-hwah-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jeonhwahago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
전화할 수 있어요
chuhn-hwah-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jeonhwahal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
전화해서
chuhn-hwah-hae-suh
jeonhwahaeseo
Noun form — (기)
전화하기
chuhn-hwah-hah-gee
jeonhwahagi
Noun form — (음)
전화함
chuhn-hwah-hahm
jeonhwaham