설거지해
suhl-guh-chee-hae
seolgeojihae
설거지하다
To say to wash dishes politely in the present tense, use 설거지해요 (suhl-guh-chee-hae-yoh) · seolgeojihaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 설거지하다 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 | 설거지해요 suhl-guh-chee-hae-yoh seolgeojihaeyo | 설거지합니다 suhl-guh-chee-hahm-nee-dah seolgeojihamnida | |
| Past | 설거지했어 suhl-guh-chee-hae-ssuh seolgeojihaesseo | 설거지했어요 suhl-guh-chee-hae-ssuh-yoh seolgeojihaesseoyo | 설거지했습니다 suhl-guh-chee-hae-sseum-nee-dah seolgeojihaesseumnida |
| Future | 설거지할 거야 suhl-guh-chee-hahl guh-yah seolgeojihal geoya | 설거지할 거예요 suhl-guh-chee-hahl guh-yae-yoh seolgeojihal geoyeyo | 설거지할 겁니다 suhl-guh-chee-hahl guhm-nee-dah seolgeojihal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
설거지하세요
suhl-guh-chee-hah-sae-yoh
seolgeojihaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
설거지해요
suhl-guh-chee-hae-yoh
seolgeojihaeyo
Question Polite (요)
설거지해요?
suhl-guh-chee-hae-yoh-?
seolgeojihaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
설거지하고
suhl-guh-chee-hah-goh
seolgeojihago
Conditional "if" — (면)
설거지하면
suhl-guh-chee-hah-myuhn
seolgeojihamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
설거지하고 있어요
suhl-guh-chee-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
seolgeojihago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
설거지하고 싶어요
suhl-guh-chee-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
seolgeojihago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
설거지할 수 있어요
suhl-guh-chee-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
seolgeojihal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
설거지해서
suhl-guh-chee-hae-suh
seolgeojihaeseo
Noun form — (기)
설거지하기
suhl-guh-chee-hah-gee
seolgeojihagi
Noun form — (음)
설거지함
suhl-guh-chee-hahm
seolgeojiham