Verbseoul.
하다 verb
존경하다jongyeonghadato respect

To say to respect politely in the present tense, use 존경해요 (chohn-gyuhng-hae-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 존경하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.

Conjugation table

TenseCasual (반말)Polite (요)Formal (합니다)
Present
존경해
chohn-gyuhng-hae
존경해요
chohn-gyuhng-hae-yoh
존경합니다
chohn-gyuhng-hahm-nee-dah
Past
존경했어
chohn-gyuhng-hae-ssuh
존경했어요
chohn-gyuhng-hae-ssuh-yoh
존경했습니다
chohn-gyuhng-hae-sseum-nee-dah
Future
존경할 거야
chohn-gyuhng-hahl- -guh-yah
존경할 거예요
chohn-gyuhng-hahl- -guh-yae-yoh
존경할 겁니다
chohn-gyuhng-hahl- -guhm-nee-dah

Other useful forms

Command Polite (세요)
존경하세요
chohn-gyuhng-hah-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
존경해요
chohn-gyuhng-hae-yoh
Question Polite (요)
존경해요?
chohn-gyuhng-hae-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
존경하고
chohn-gyuhng-hah-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
존경하면
chohn-gyuhng-hah-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
존경함
chohn-gyuhng-hahm