농담해
nohng-dahm-hae
nongdamhae
농담하다
To say to joke politely in the present tense, use 농담해요 (nohng-dahm-hae-yoh) · nongdamhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 농담하다 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 | 농담해요 nohng-dahm-hae-yoh nongdamhaeyo | 농담합니다 nohng-dahm-hahm-nee-dah nongdamhamnida | |
| Past | 농담했어 nohng-dahm-hae-ssuh nongdamhaesseo | 농담했어요 nohng-dahm-hae-ssuh-yoh nongdamhaesseoyo | 농담했습니다 nohng-dahm-hae-sseum-nee-dah nongdamhaesseumnida |
| Future | 농담할 거야 nohng-dahm-hahl guh-yah nongdamhal geoya | 농담할 거예요 nohng-dahm-hahl guh-yae-yoh nongdamhal geoyeyo | 농담할 겁니다 nohng-dahm-hahl guhm-nee-dah nongdamhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
농담하세요
nohng-dahm-hah-sae-yoh
nongdamhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
농담해요
nohng-dahm-hae-yoh
nongdamhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
농담해요?
nohng-dahm-hae-yoh-?
nongdamhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
농담하고
nohng-dahm-hah-goh
nongdamhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
농담하면
nohng-dahm-hah-myuhn
nongdamhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
농담하고 있어요
nohng-dahm-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
nongdamhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
농담하고 싶어요
nohng-dahm-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
nongdamhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
농담할 수 있어요
nohng-dahm-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
nongdamhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
농담해서
nohng-dahm-hae-suh
nongdamhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
농담하기
nohng-dahm-hah-gee
nongdamhagi
Noun form — (음)
농담함
nohng-dahm-hahm
nongdamham