패배해
pae-bae-hae
paebaehae
패배하다
To say to lose, to be defeated politely in the present tense, use 패배해요 (pae-bae-hae-yoh) · paebaehaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 패배하다 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 | 패배해요 pae-bae-hae-yoh paebaehaeyo | 패배합니다 pae-bae-hahm-nee-dah paebaehamnida | |
| Past | 패배했어 pae-bae-hae-ssuh paebaehaesseo | 패배했어요 pae-bae-hae-ssuh-yoh paebaehaesseoyo | 패배했습니다 pae-bae-hae-sseum-nee-dah paebaehaesseumnida |
| Future | 패배할 거야 pae-bae-hahl guh-yah paebaehal geoya | 패배할 거예요 pae-bae-hahl guh-yae-yoh paebaehal geoyeyo | 패배할 겁니다 pae-bae-hahl guhm-nee-dah paebaehal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
패배하세요
pae-bae-hah-sae-yoh
paebaehaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
패배해요
pae-bae-hae-yoh
paebaehaeyo
Question Polite (요)
패배해요?
pae-bae-hae-yoh-?
paebaehaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
패배하고
pae-bae-hah-goh
paebaehago
Conditional "if" — (면)
패배하면
pae-bae-hah-myuhn
paebaehamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
패배하고 있어요
pae-bae-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
paebaehago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
패배하고 싶어요
pae-bae-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
paebaehago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
패배할 수 있어요
pae-bae-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
paebaehal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
패배해서
pae-bae-hae-suh
paebaehaeseo
Noun form — (기)
패배하기
pae-bae-hah-gee
paebaehagi
Noun form — (음)
패배함
pae-bae-hahm
paebaeham