뜻해
tteu-tae
tteutae
뜻하다
To say to mean politely in the present tense, use 뜻해요 (tteu-tae-yoh) · tteutaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 뜻하다 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 | 뜻해요 tteu-tae-yoh tteutaeyo | 뜻합니다 tteu-tahm-nee-dah tteutamnida | |
| Past | 뜻했어 tteu-tae-ssuh tteutaesseo | 뜻했어요 tteu-tae-ssuh-yoh tteutaesseoyo | 뜻했습니다 tteu-tae-sseum-nee-dah tteutaesseumnida |
| Future | 뜻할 거야 tteu-tahl guh-yah tteutal geoya | 뜻할 거예요 tteu-tahl guh-yae-yoh tteutal geoyeyo | 뜻할 겁니다 tteu-tahl guhm-nee-dah tteutal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
뜻하세요
tteu-tah-sae-yoh
tteutaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
뜻해요
tteu-tae-yoh
tteutaeyo
Question Polite (요)
뜻해요?
tteu-tae-yoh-?
tteutaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
뜻하고
tteu-tah-goh
tteutago
Conditional "if" — (면)
뜻하면
tteu-tah-myuhn
tteutamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
뜻하고 있어요
tteu-tah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
tteutago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
뜻하고 싶어요
tteu-tah-goh shee-puh-yoh
tteutago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
뜻할 수 있어요
tteu-tahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
tteutal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
뜻해서
tteu-tae-suh
tteutaeseo
Noun form — (기)
뜻하기
tteu-tah-gee
tteutagi
Noun form — (음)
뜻함
tteu-tahm
tteutam