시작해
shee-chah-kae
하다 (irregular)
To say to start, to begin politely in the present tense, use 시작해요 (shee-chah-kae-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 시작하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 시작해요 shee-chah-kae-yoh | 시작합니다 shee-chah-kahm-nee-dah | |
| Past | 시작했어 shee-chah-kae-ssuh | 시작했어요 shee-chah-kae-ssuh-yoh | 시작했습니다 shee-chah-kae-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 시작할 거야 shee-chah-kahl- -guh-yah | 시작할 거예요 shee-chah-kahl- -guh-yae-yoh | 시작할 겁니다 shee-chah-kahl- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
시작하세요
shee-chah-kah-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
시작해요
shee-chah-kae-yoh
Question Polite (요)
시작해요?
shee-chah-kae-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
시작하고
shee-chah-kah-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
시작하면
shee-chah-kah-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
시작함
shee-chah-kahm