면해
myuhn-hae
myeonhae
면하다
To say to avoid, to evade, to get off politely in the present tense, use 면해요 (myuhn-hae-yoh) · myeonhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 면하다 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 | 면해요 myuhn-hae-yoh myeonhaeyo | 면합니다 myuhn-hahm-nee-dah myeonhamnida | |
| Past | 면했어 myuhn-hae-ssuh myeonhaesseo | 면했어요 myuhn-hae-ssuh-yoh myeonhaesseoyo | 면했습니다 myuhn-hae-sseum-nee-dah myeonhaesseumnida |
| Future | 면할 거야 myuhn-hahl guh-yah myeonhal geoya | 면할 거예요 myuhn-hahl guh-yae-yoh myeonhal geoyeyo | 면할 겁니다 myuhn-hahl guhm-nee-dah myeonhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
면하세요
myuhn-hah-sae-yoh
myeonhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
면해요
myuhn-hae-yoh
myeonhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
면해요?
myuhn-hae-yoh-?
myeonhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
면하고
myuhn-hah-goh
myeonhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
면하면
myuhn-hah-myuhn
myeonhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
면하고 있어요
myuhn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
myeonhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
면하고 싶어요
myuhn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
myeonhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
면할 수 있어요
myuhn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
myeonhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
면해서
myuhn-hae-suh
myeonhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
면하기
myuhn-hah-gee
myeonhagi
Noun form — (음)
면함
myuhn-hahm
myeonham