포옹해
poh-ohng-hae
poonghae
포옹하다
To say to hug, to embrace politely in the present tense, use 포옹해요 (poh-ohng-hae-yoh) · poonghaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 포옹하다 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 | 포옹해요 poh-ohng-hae-yoh poonghaeyo | 포옹합니다 poh-ohng-hahm-nee-dah poonghamnida | |
| Past | 포옹했어 poh-ohng-hae-ssuh poonghaesseo | 포옹했어요 poh-ohng-hae-ssuh-yoh poonghaesseoyo | 포옹했습니다 poh-ohng-hae-sseum-nee-dah poonghaesseumnida |
| Future | 포옹할 거야 poh-ohng-hahl guh-yah poonghal geoya | 포옹할 거예요 poh-ohng-hahl guh-yae-yoh poonghal geoyeyo | 포옹할 겁니다 poh-ohng-hahl guhm-nee-dah poonghal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
포옹하세요
poh-ohng-hah-sae-yoh
poonghaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
포옹해요
poh-ohng-hae-yoh
poonghaeyo
Question Polite (요)
포옹해요?
poh-ohng-hae-yoh-?
poonghaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
포옹하고
poh-ohng-hah-goh
poonghago
Conditional "if" — (면)
포옹하면
poh-ohng-hah-myuhn
poonghamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
포옹하고 있어요
poh-ohng-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
poonghago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
포옹하고 싶어요
poh-ohng-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
poonghago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
포옹할 수 있어요
poh-ohng-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
poonghal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
포옹해서
poh-ohng-hae-suh
poonghaeseo
Noun form — (기)
포옹하기
poh-ohng-hah-gee
poonghagi
Noun form — (음)
포옹함
poh-ohng-hahm
poongham