운전해
oon-chuhn-hae
unjeonhae
운전하다
To say to drive politely in the present tense, use 운전해요 (oon-chuhn-hae-yoh) · unjeonhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 운전하다 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 | 운전해요 oon-chuhn-hae-yoh unjeonhaeyo | 운전합니다 oon-chuhn-hahm-nee-dah unjeonhamnida | |
| Past | 운전했어 oon-chuhn-hae-ssuh unjeonhaesseo | 운전했어요 oon-chuhn-hae-ssuh-yoh unjeonhaesseoyo | 운전했습니다 oon-chuhn-hae-sseum-nee-dah unjeonhaesseumnida |
| Future | 운전할 거야 oon-chuhn-hahl guh-yah unjeonhal geoya | 운전할 거예요 oon-chuhn-hahl guh-yae-yoh unjeonhal geoyeyo | 운전할 겁니다 oon-chuhn-hahl guhm-nee-dah unjeonhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
운전하세요
oon-chuhn-hah-sae-yoh
unjeonhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
운전해요
oon-chuhn-hae-yoh
unjeonhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
운전해요?
oon-chuhn-hae-yoh-?
unjeonhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
운전하고
oon-chuhn-hah-goh
unjeonhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
운전하면
oon-chuhn-hah-myuhn
unjeonhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
운전하고 있어요
oon-chuhn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
unjeonhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
운전하고 싶어요
oon-chuhn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
unjeonhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
운전할 수 있어요
oon-chuhn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
unjeonhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
운전해서
oon-chuhn-hae-suh
unjeonhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
운전하기
oon-chuhn-hah-gee
unjeonhagi
Noun form — (음)
운전함
oon-chuhn-hahm
unjeonham