질문해
cheel-moon-hae
jilmunhae
질문하다
To say to ask a question politely in the present tense, use 질문해요 (cheel-moon-hae-yoh) · jilmunhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 질문하다 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 | 질문해요 cheel-moon-hae-yoh jilmunhaeyo | 질문합니다 cheel-moon-hahm-nee-dah jilmunhamnida | |
| Past | 질문했어 cheel-moon-hae-ssuh jilmunhaesseo | 질문했어요 cheel-moon-hae-ssuh-yoh jilmunhaesseoyo | 질문했습니다 cheel-moon-hae-sseum-nee-dah jilmunhaesseumnida |
| Future | 질문할 거야 cheel-moon-hahl guh-yah jilmunhal geoya | 질문할 거예요 cheel-moon-hahl guh-yae-yoh jilmunhal geoyeyo | 질문할 겁니다 cheel-moon-hahl guhm-nee-dah jilmunhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
질문하세요
cheel-moon-hah-sae-yoh
jilmunhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
질문해요
cheel-moon-hae-yoh
jilmunhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
질문해요?
cheel-moon-hae-yoh-?
jilmunhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
질문하고
cheel-moon-hah-goh
jilmunhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
질문하면
cheel-moon-hah-myuhn
jilmunhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
질문하고 있어요
cheel-moon-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jilmunhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
질문하고 싶어요
cheel-moon-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jilmunhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
질문할 수 있어요
cheel-moon-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jilmunhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
질문해서
cheel-moon-hae-suh
jilmunhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
질문하기
cheel-moon-hah-gee
jilmunhagi
Noun form — (음)
질문함
cheel-moon-hahm
jilmunham