세탁해
sae-tah-kae
setakae
세탁하다
To say to do the laundry politely in the present tense, use 세탁해요 (sae-tah-kae-yoh) · setakaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 세탁하다 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 | 세탁해요 sae-tah-kae-yoh setakaeyo | 세탁합니다 sae-tah-kahm-nee-dah setakamnida | |
| Past | 세탁했어 sae-tah-kae-ssuh setakaesseo | 세탁했어요 sae-tah-kae-ssuh-yoh setakaesseoyo | 세탁했습니다 sae-tah-kae-sseum-nee-dah setakaesseumnida |
| Future | 세탁할 거야 sae-tah-kahl guh-yah setakal geoya | 세탁할 거예요 sae-tah-kahl guh-yae-yoh setakal geoyeyo | 세탁할 겁니다 sae-tah-kahl guhm-nee-dah setakal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
세탁하세요
sae-tah-kah-sae-yoh
setakaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
세탁해요
sae-tah-kae-yoh
setakaeyo
Question Polite (요)
세탁해요?
sae-tah-kae-yoh-?
setakaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
세탁하고
sae-tah-kah-goh
setakago
Conditional "if" — (면)
세탁하면
sae-tah-kah-myuhn
setakamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
세탁하고 있어요
sae-tah-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
setakago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
세탁하고 싶어요
sae-tah-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
setakago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
세탁할 수 있어요
sae-tah-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
setakal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
세탁해서
sae-tah-kae-suh
setakaeseo
Noun form — (기)
세탁하기
sae-tah-kah-gee
setakagi
Noun form — (음)
세탁함
sae-tah-kahm
setakam