수고해
soo-goh-hae
sugohae
수고하다
To say to work hard, to take trouble politely in the present tense, use 수고해요 (soo-goh-hae-yoh) · sugohaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 수고하다 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 | 수고해요 soo-goh-hae-yoh sugohaeyo | 수고합니다 soo-goh-hahm-nee-dah sugohamnida | |
| Past | 수고했어 soo-goh-hae-ssuh sugohaesseo | 수고했어요 soo-goh-hae-ssuh-yoh sugohaesseoyo | 수고했습니다 soo-goh-hae-sseum-nee-dah sugohaesseumnida |
| Future | 수고할 거야 soo-goh-hahl guh-yah sugohal geoya | 수고할 거예요 soo-goh-hahl guh-yae-yoh sugohal geoyeyo | 수고할 겁니다 soo-goh-hahl guhm-nee-dah sugohal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
수고하세요
soo-goh-hah-sae-yoh
sugohaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
수고해요
soo-goh-hae-yoh
sugohaeyo
Question Polite (요)
수고해요?
soo-goh-hae-yoh-?
sugohaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
수고하고
soo-goh-hah-goh
sugohago
Conditional "if" — (면)
수고하면
soo-goh-hah-myuhn
sugohamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
수고하고 있어요
soo-goh-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sugohago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
수고하고 싶어요
soo-goh-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
sugohago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
수고할 수 있어요
soo-goh-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sugohal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
수고해서
soo-goh-hae-suh
sugohaeseo
Noun form — (기)
수고하기
soo-goh-hah-gee
sugohagi
Noun form — (음)
수고함
soo-goh-hahm
sugoham