식사해
sheeg-ssah-hae
sikssahae
식사하다
To say to eat, to have/take a meal politely in the present tense, use 식사해요 (sheeg-ssah-hae-yoh) · sikssahaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 식사하다 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 | 식사해요 sheeg-ssah-hae-yoh sikssahaeyo | 식사합니다 sheeg-ssah-hahm-nee-dah sikssahamnida | |
| Past | 식사했어 sheeg-ssah-hae-ssuh sikssahaesseo | 식사했어요 sheeg-ssah-hae-ssuh-yoh sikssahaesseoyo | 식사했습니다 sheeg-ssah-hae-sseum-nee-dah sikssahaesseumnida |
| Future | 식사할 거야 sheeg-ssah-hahl guh-yah sikssahal geoya | 식사할 거예요 sheeg-ssah-hahl guh-yae-yoh sikssahal geoyeyo | 식사할 겁니다 sheeg-ssah-hahl guhm-nee-dah sikssahal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
식사하세요
sheeg-ssah-hah-sae-yoh
sikssahaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
식사해요
sheeg-ssah-hae-yoh
sikssahaeyo
Question Polite (요)
식사해요?
sheeg-ssah-hae-yoh-?
sikssahaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
식사하고
sheeg-ssah-hah-goh
sikssahago
Conditional "if" — (면)
식사하면
sheeg-ssah-hah-myuhn
sikssahamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
식사하고 있어요
sheeg-ssah-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sikssahago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
식사하고 싶어요
sheeg-ssah-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
sikssahago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
식사할 수 있어요
sheeg-ssah-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sikssahal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
식사해서
sheeg-ssah-hae-suh
sikssahaeseo
Noun form — (기)
식사하기
sheeg-ssah-hah-gee
sikssahagi
Noun form — (음)
식사함
sheeg-ssah-hahm
sikssaham