빨래해
bbahl-rae-hae
ppalraehae
빨래하다
To say to do the laundry politely in the present tense, use 빨래해요 (bbahl-rae-hae-yoh) · ppalraehaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 빨래하다 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 | 빨래해요 bbahl-rae-hae-yoh ppalraehaeyo | 빨래합니다 bbahl-rae-hahm-nee-dah ppalraehamnida | |
| Past | 빨래했어 bbahl-rae-hae-ssuh ppalraehaesseo | 빨래했어요 bbahl-rae-hae-ssuh-yoh ppalraehaesseoyo | 빨래했습니다 bbahl-rae-hae-sseum-nee-dah ppalraehaesseumnida |
| Future | 빨래할 거야 bbahl-rae-hahl guh-yah ppalraehal geoya | 빨래할 거예요 bbahl-rae-hahl guh-yae-yoh ppalraehal geoyeyo | 빨래할 겁니다 bbahl-rae-hahl guhm-nee-dah ppalraehal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
빨래하세요
bbahl-rae-hah-sae-yoh
ppalraehaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
빨래해요
bbahl-rae-hae-yoh
ppalraehaeyo
Question Polite (요)
빨래해요?
bbahl-rae-hae-yoh-?
ppalraehaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
빨래하고
bbahl-rae-hah-goh
ppalraehago
Conditional "if" — (면)
빨래하면
bbahl-rae-hah-myuhn
ppalraehamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
빨래하고 있어요
bbahl-rae-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ppalraehago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
빨래하고 싶어요
bbahl-rae-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
ppalraehago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
빨래할 수 있어요
bbahl-rae-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ppalraehal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
빨래해서
bbahl-rae-hae-suh
ppalraehaeseo
Noun form — (기)
빨래하기
bbahl-rae-hah-gee
ppalraehagi
Noun form — (음)
빨래함
bbahl-rae-hahm
ppalraeham