명령해
myuhng-nyuhng-hae
myeongnyeonghae
명령하다
To say to order politely in the present tense, use 명령해요 (myuhng-nyuhng-hae-yoh) · myeongnyeonghaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 명령하다 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 | 명령해요 myuhng-nyuhng-hae-yoh myeongnyeonghaeyo | 명령합니다 myuhng-nyuhng-hahm-nee-dah myeongnyeonghamnida | |
| Past | 명령했어 myuhng-nyuhng-hae-ssuh myeongnyeonghaesseo | 명령했어요 myuhng-nyuhng-hae-ssuh-yoh myeongnyeonghaesseoyo | 명령했습니다 myuhng-nyuhng-hae-sseum-nee-dah myeongnyeonghaesseumnida |
| Future | 명령할 거야 myuhng-nyuhng-hahl guh-yah myeongnyeonghal geoya | 명령할 거예요 myuhng-nyuhng-hahl guh-yae-yoh myeongnyeonghal geoyeyo | 명령할 겁니다 myuhng-nyuhng-hahl guhm-nee-dah myeongnyeonghal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
명령하세요
myuhng-nyuhng-hah-sae-yoh
myeongnyeonghaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
명령해요
myuhng-nyuhng-hae-yoh
myeongnyeonghaeyo
Question Polite (요)
명령해요?
myuhng-nyuhng-hae-yoh-?
myeongnyeonghaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
명령하고
myuhng-nyuhng-hah-goh
myeongnyeonghago
Conditional "if" — (면)
명령하면
myuhng-nyuhng-hah-myuhn
myeongnyeonghamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
명령하고 있어요
myuhng-nyuhng-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
myeongnyeonghago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
명령하고 싶어요
myuhng-nyuhng-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
myeongnyeonghago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
명령할 수 있어요
myuhng-nyuhng-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
myeongnyeonghal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
명령해서
myuhng-nyuhng-hae-suh
myeongnyeonghaeseo
Noun form — (기)
명령하기
myuhng-nyuhng-hah-gee
myeongnyeonghagi
Noun form — (음)
명령함
myuhng-nyuhng-hahm
myeongnyeongham