나무해
nah-moo-hae
namuhae
나무하다
To say to cut and gather firewood politely in the present tense, use 나무해요 (nah-moo-hae-yoh) · namuhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 나무하다 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 | 나무해요 nah-moo-hae-yoh namuhaeyo | 나무합니다 nah-moo-hahm-nee-dah namuhamnida | |
| Past | 나무했어 nah-moo-hae-ssuh namuhaesseo | 나무했어요 nah-moo-hae-ssuh-yoh namuhaesseoyo | 나무했습니다 nah-moo-hae-sseum-nee-dah namuhaesseumnida |
| Future | 나무할 거야 nah-moo-hahl guh-yah namuhal geoya | 나무할 거예요 nah-moo-hahl guh-yae-yoh namuhal geoyeyo | 나무할 겁니다 nah-moo-hahl guhm-nee-dah namuhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
나무하세요
nah-moo-hah-sae-yoh
namuhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
나무해요
nah-moo-hae-yoh
namuhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
나무해요?
nah-moo-hae-yoh-?
namuhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
나무하고
nah-moo-hah-goh
namuhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
나무하면
nah-moo-hah-myuhn
namuhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
나무하고 있어요
nah-moo-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
namuhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
나무하고 싶어요
nah-moo-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
namuhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
나무할 수 있어요
nah-moo-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
namuhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
나무해서
nah-moo-hae-suh
namuhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
나무하기
nah-moo-hah-gee
namuhagi
Noun form — (음)
나무함
nah-moo-hahm
namuham