택해
tae-kae
taekae
택하다
To say to choose, to select, to pick politely in the present tense, use 택해요 (tae-kae-yoh) · taekaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 택하다 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 | 택해요 tae-kae-yoh taekaeyo | 택합니다 tae-kahm-nee-dah taekamnida | |
| Past | 택했어 tae-kae-ssuh taekaesseo | 택했어요 tae-kae-ssuh-yoh taekaesseoyo | 택했습니다 tae-kae-sseum-nee-dah taekaesseumnida |
| Future | 택할 거야 tae-kahl guh-yah taekal geoya | 택할 거예요 tae-kahl guh-yae-yoh taekal geoyeyo | 택할 겁니다 tae-kahl guhm-nee-dah taekal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
택하세요
tae-kah-sae-yoh
taekaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
택해요
tae-kae-yoh
taekaeyo
Question Polite (요)
택해요?
tae-kae-yoh-?
taekaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
택하고
tae-kah-goh
taekago
Conditional "if" — (면)
택하면
tae-kah-myuhn
taekamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
택하고 있어요
tae-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
taekago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
택하고 싶어요
tae-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
taekago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
택할 수 있어요
tae-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
taekal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
택해서
tae-kae-suh
taekaeseo
Noun form — (기)
택하기
tae-kah-gee
taekagi
Noun form — (음)
택함
tae-kahm
taekam