마중해
mah-choong-hae
majunghae
마중하다
To say to meet, to pick up (e.g. someone from the airport) politely in the present tense, use 마중해요 (mah-choong-hae-yoh) · majunghaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 마중하다 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 | 마중해요 mah-choong-hae-yoh majunghaeyo | 마중합니다 mah-choong-hahm-nee-dah majunghamnida | |
| Past | 마중했어 mah-choong-hae-ssuh majunghaesseo | 마중했어요 mah-choong-hae-ssuh-yoh majunghaesseoyo | 마중했습니다 mah-choong-hae-sseum-nee-dah majunghaesseumnida |
| Future | 마중할 거야 mah-choong-hahl guh-yah majunghal geoya | 마중할 거예요 mah-choong-hahl guh-yae-yoh majunghal geoyeyo | 마중할 겁니다 mah-choong-hahl guhm-nee-dah majunghal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
마중하세요
mah-choong-hah-sae-yoh
majunghaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
마중해요
mah-choong-hae-yoh
majunghaeyo
Question Polite (요)
마중해요?
mah-choong-hae-yoh-?
majunghaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
마중하고
mah-choong-hah-goh
majunghago
Conditional "if" — (면)
마중하면
mah-choong-hah-myuhn
majunghamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
마중하고 있어요
mah-choong-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
majunghago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
마중하고 싶어요
mah-choong-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
majunghago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
마중할 수 있어요
mah-choong-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
majunghal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
마중해서
mah-choong-hae-suh
majunghaeseo
Noun form — (기)
마중하기
mah-choong-hah-gee
majunghagi
Noun form — (음)
마중함
mah-choong-hahm
majungham