선거해
suhn-guh-hae
seongeohae
선거하다
To say to elect politely in the present tense, use 선거해요 (suhn-guh-hae-yoh) · seongeohaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 선거하다 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 | 선거해요 suhn-guh-hae-yoh seongeohaeyo | 선거합니다 suhn-guh-hahm-nee-dah seongeohamnida | |
| Past | 선거했어 suhn-guh-hae-ssuh seongeohaesseo | 선거했어요 suhn-guh-hae-ssuh-yoh seongeohaesseoyo | 선거했습니다 suhn-guh-hae-sseum-nee-dah seongeohaesseumnida |
| Future | 선거할 거야 suhn-guh-hahl guh-yah seongeohal geoya | 선거할 거예요 suhn-guh-hahl guh-yae-yoh seongeohal geoyeyo | 선거할 겁니다 suhn-guh-hahl guhm-nee-dah seongeohal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
선거하세요
suhn-guh-hah-sae-yoh
seongeohaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
선거해요
suhn-guh-hae-yoh
seongeohaeyo
Question Polite (요)
선거해요?
suhn-guh-hae-yoh-?
seongeohaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
선거하고
suhn-guh-hah-goh
seongeohago
Conditional "if" — (면)
선거하면
suhn-guh-hah-myuhn
seongeohamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
선거하고 있어요
suhn-guh-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
seongeohago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
선거하고 싶어요
suhn-guh-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
seongeohago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
선거할 수 있어요
suhn-guh-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
seongeohal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
선거해서
suhn-guh-hae-suh
seongeohaeseo
Noun form — (기)
선거하기
suhn-guh-hah-gee
seongeohagi
Noun form — (음)
선거함
suhn-guh-hahm
seongeoham