예언해
yae-uhn-hae
yeeonhae
예언하다
To say to predict, to foretell, to presage politely in the present tense, use 예언해요 (yae-uhn-hae-yoh) · yeeonhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 예언하다 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 | 예언해요 yae-uhn-hae-yoh yeeonhaeyo | 예언합니다 yae-uhn-hahm-nee-dah yeeonhamnida | |
| Past | 예언했어 yae-uhn-hae-ssuh yeeonhaesseo | 예언했어요 yae-uhn-hae-ssuh-yoh yeeonhaesseoyo | 예언했습니다 yae-uhn-hae-sseum-nee-dah yeeonhaesseumnida |
| Future | 예언할 거야 yae-uhn-hahl guh-yah yeeonhal geoya | 예언할 거예요 yae-uhn-hahl guh-yae-yoh yeeonhal geoyeyo | 예언할 겁니다 yae-uhn-hahl guhm-nee-dah yeeonhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
예언하세요
yae-uhn-hah-sae-yoh
yeeonhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
예언해요
yae-uhn-hae-yoh
yeeonhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
예언해요?
yae-uhn-hae-yoh-?
yeeonhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
예언하고
yae-uhn-hah-goh
yeeonhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
예언하면
yae-uhn-hah-myuhn
yeeonhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
예언하고 있어요
yae-uhn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yeeonhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
예언하고 싶어요
yae-uhn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
yeeonhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
예언할 수 있어요
yae-uhn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yeeonhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
예언해서
yae-uhn-hae-suh
yeeonhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
예언하기
yae-uhn-hah-gee
yeeonhagi
Noun form — (음)
예언함
yae-uhn-hahm
yeeonham