노래해
noh-rae-hae
noraehae
노래하다
To say to sing a song politely in the present tense, use 노래해요 (noh-rae-hae-yoh) · noraehaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 노래하다 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 | 노래해요 noh-rae-hae-yoh noraehaeyo | 노래합니다 noh-rae-hahm-nee-dah noraehamnida | |
| Past | 노래했어 noh-rae-hae-ssuh noraehaesseo | 노래했어요 noh-rae-hae-ssuh-yoh noraehaesseoyo | 노래했습니다 noh-rae-hae-sseum-nee-dah noraehaesseumnida |
| Future | 노래할 거야 noh-rae-hahl guh-yah noraehal geoya | 노래할 거예요 noh-rae-hahl guh-yae-yoh noraehal geoyeyo | 노래할 겁니다 noh-rae-hahl guhm-nee-dah noraehal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
노래하세요
noh-rae-hah-sae-yoh
noraehaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
노래해요
noh-rae-hae-yoh
noraehaeyo
Question Polite (요)
노래해요?
noh-rae-hae-yoh-?
noraehaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
노래하고
noh-rae-hah-goh
noraehago
Conditional "if" — (면)
노래하면
noh-rae-hah-myuhn
noraehamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
노래하고 있어요
noh-rae-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
noraehago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
노래하고 싶어요
noh-rae-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
noraehago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
노래할 수 있어요
noh-rae-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
noraehal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
노래해서
noh-rae-hae-suh
noraehaeseo
Noun form — (기)
노래하기
noh-rae-hah-gee
noraehagi
Noun form — (음)
노래함
noh-rae-hahm
noraeham