농구해
nohng-goo-hae
nongguhae
농구하다
To say to play basketball politely in the present tense, use 농구해요 (nohng-goo-hae-yoh) · nongguhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 농구하다 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 | 농구해요 nohng-goo-hae-yoh nongguhaeyo | 농구합니다 nohng-goo-hahm-nee-dah nongguhamnida | |
| Past | 농구했어 nohng-goo-hae-ssuh nongguhaesseo | 농구했어요 nohng-goo-hae-ssuh-yoh nongguhaesseoyo | 농구했습니다 nohng-goo-hae-sseum-nee-dah nongguhaesseumnida |
| Future | 농구할 거야 nohng-goo-hahl guh-yah nongguhal geoya | 농구할 거예요 nohng-goo-hahl guh-yae-yoh nongguhal geoyeyo | 농구할 겁니다 nohng-goo-hahl guhm-nee-dah nongguhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
농구하세요
nohng-goo-hah-sae-yoh
nongguhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
농구해요
nohng-goo-hae-yoh
nongguhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
농구해요?
nohng-goo-hae-yoh-?
nongguhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
농구하고
nohng-goo-hah-goh
nongguhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
농구하면
nohng-goo-hah-myuhn
nongguhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
농구하고 있어요
nohng-goo-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
nongguhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
농구하고 싶어요
nohng-goo-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
nongguhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
농구할 수 있어요
nohng-goo-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
nongguhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
농구해서
nohng-goo-hae-suh
nongguhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
농구하기
nohng-goo-hah-gee
nongguhagi
Noun form — (음)
농구함
nohng-goo-hahm
nongguham