생활해
saeng-hwahl-hae
saenghwalhae
생활하다
To say to live, to live a life politely in the present tense, use 생활해요 (saeng-hwahl-hae-yoh) · saenghwalhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 생활하다 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 | 생활해요 saeng-hwahl-hae-yoh saenghwalhaeyo | 생활합니다 saeng-hwahl-hahm-nee-dah saenghwalhamnida | |
| Past | 생활했어 saeng-hwahl-hae-ssuh saenghwalhaesseo | 생활했어요 saeng-hwahl-hae-ssuh-yoh saenghwalhaesseoyo | 생활했습니다 saeng-hwahl-hae-sseum-nee-dah saenghwalhaesseumnida |
| Future | 생활할 거야 saeng-hwahl-hahl guh-yah saenghwalhal geoya | 생활할 거예요 saeng-hwahl-hahl guh-yae-yoh saenghwalhal geoyeyo | 생활할 겁니다 saeng-hwahl-hahl guhm-nee-dah saenghwalhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
생활하세요
saeng-hwahl-hah-sae-yoh
saenghwalhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
생활해요
saeng-hwahl-hae-yoh
saenghwalhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
생활해요?
saeng-hwahl-hae-yoh-?
saenghwalhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
생활하고
saeng-hwahl-hah-goh
saenghwalhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
생활하면
saeng-hwahl-hah-myuhn
saenghwalhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
생활하고 있어요
saeng-hwahl-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
saenghwalhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
생활하고 싶어요
saeng-hwahl-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
saenghwalhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
생활할 수 있어요
saeng-hwahl-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
saenghwalhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
생활해서
saeng-hwahl-hae-suh
saenghwalhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
생활하기
saeng-hwahl-hah-gee
saenghwalhagi
Noun form — (음)
생활함
saeng-hwahl-hahm
saenghwalham