지원해
chee-wuhn-hae
jiwonhae
지원하다
To say to support, to aid politely in the present tense, use 지원해요 (chee-wuhn-hae-yoh) · jiwonhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 지원하다 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 | 지원해요 chee-wuhn-hae-yoh jiwonhaeyo | 지원합니다 chee-wuhn-hahm-nee-dah jiwonhamnida | |
| Past | 지원했어 chee-wuhn-hae-ssuh jiwonhaesseo | 지원했어요 chee-wuhn-hae-ssuh-yoh jiwonhaesseoyo | 지원했습니다 chee-wuhn-hae-sseum-nee-dah jiwonhaesseumnida |
| Future | 지원할 거야 chee-wuhn-hahl guh-yah jiwonhal geoya | 지원할 거예요 chee-wuhn-hahl guh-yae-yoh jiwonhal geoyeyo | 지원할 겁니다 chee-wuhn-hahl guhm-nee-dah jiwonhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
지원하세요
chee-wuhn-hah-sae-yoh
jiwonhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
지원해요
chee-wuhn-hae-yoh
jiwonhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
지원해요?
chee-wuhn-hae-yoh-?
jiwonhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
지원하고
chee-wuhn-hah-goh
jiwonhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
지원하면
chee-wuhn-hah-myuhn
jiwonhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
지원하고 있어요
chee-wuhn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jiwonhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
지원하고 싶어요
chee-wuhn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jiwonhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
지원할 수 있어요
chee-wuhn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jiwonhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
지원해서
chee-wuhn-hae-suh
jiwonhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
지원하기
chee-wuhn-hah-gee
jiwonhagi
Noun form — (음)
지원함
chee-wuhn-hahm
jiwonham