쇠해
swae-hae
soehae
쇠하다
To say to wane, to wither, to decline, to ebb away politely in the present tense, use 쇠해요 (swae-hae-yoh) · soehaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 쇠하다 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 | 쇠해요 swae-hae-yoh soehaeyo | 쇠합니다 swae-hahm-nee-dah soehamnida | |
| Past | 쇠했어 swae-hae-ssuh soehaesseo | 쇠했어요 swae-hae-ssuh-yoh soehaesseoyo | 쇠했습니다 swae-hae-sseum-nee-dah soehaesseumnida |
| Future | 쇠할 거야 swae-hahl guh-yah soehal geoya | 쇠할 거예요 swae-hahl guh-yae-yoh soehal geoyeyo | 쇠할 겁니다 swae-hahl guhm-nee-dah soehal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
쇠하세요
swae-hah-sae-yoh
soehaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
쇠해요
swae-hae-yoh
soehaeyo
Question Polite (요)
쇠해요?
swae-hae-yoh-?
soehaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
쇠하고
swae-hah-goh
soehago
Conditional "if" — (면)
쇠하면
swae-hah-myuhn
soehamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
쇠하고 있어요
swae-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
soehago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
쇠하고 싶어요
swae-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
soehago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
쇠할 수 있어요
swae-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
soehal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
쇠해서
swae-hae-suh
soehaeseo
Noun form — (기)
쇠하기
swae-hah-gee
soehagi
Noun form — (음)
쇠함
swae-hahm
soeham