명명해
myuhng-myuhng-hae
myeongmyeonghae
명명하다
To say to name, to christen politely in the present tense, use 명명해요 (myuhng-myuhng-hae-yoh) · myeongmyeonghaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 명명하다 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 | 명명해요 myuhng-myuhng-hae-yoh myeongmyeonghaeyo | 명명합니다 myuhng-myuhng-hahm-nee-dah myeongmyeonghamnida | |
| Past | 명명했어 myuhng-myuhng-hae-ssuh myeongmyeonghaesseo | 명명했어요 myuhng-myuhng-hae-ssuh-yoh myeongmyeonghaesseoyo | 명명했습니다 myuhng-myuhng-hae-sseum-nee-dah myeongmyeonghaesseumnida |
| Future | 명명할 거야 myuhng-myuhng-hahl guh-yah myeongmyeonghal geoya | 명명할 거예요 myuhng-myuhng-hahl guh-yae-yoh myeongmyeonghal geoyeyo | 명명할 겁니다 myuhng-myuhng-hahl guhm-nee-dah myeongmyeonghal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
명명하세요
myuhng-myuhng-hah-sae-yoh
myeongmyeonghaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
명명해요
myuhng-myuhng-hae-yoh
myeongmyeonghaeyo
Question Polite (요)
명명해요?
myuhng-myuhng-hae-yoh-?
myeongmyeonghaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
명명하고
myuhng-myuhng-hah-goh
myeongmyeonghago
Conditional "if" — (면)
명명하면
myuhng-myuhng-hah-myuhn
myeongmyeonghamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
명명하고 있어요
myuhng-myuhng-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
myeongmyeonghago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
명명하고 싶어요
myuhng-myuhng-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
myeongmyeonghago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
명명할 수 있어요
myuhng-myuhng-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
myeongmyeonghal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
명명해서
myuhng-myuhng-hae-suh
myeongmyeonghaeseo
Noun form — (기)
명명하기
myuhng-myuhng-hah-gee
myeongmyeonghagi
Noun form — (음)
명명함
myuhng-myuhng-hahm
myeongmyeongham