연기해
yuhn-gee-hae
yeongihae
연기하다
To say to postpone politely in the present tense, use 연기해요 (yuhn-gee-hae-yoh) · yeongihaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 연기하다 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 | 연기해요 yuhn-gee-hae-yoh yeongihaeyo | 연기합니다 yuhn-gee-hahm-nee-dah yeongihamnida | |
| Past | 연기했어 yuhn-gee-hae-ssuh yeongihaesseo | 연기했어요 yuhn-gee-hae-ssuh-yoh yeongihaesseoyo | 연기했습니다 yuhn-gee-hae-sseum-nee-dah yeongihaesseumnida |
| Future | 연기할 거야 yuhn-gee-hahl guh-yah yeongihal geoya | 연기할 거예요 yuhn-gee-hahl guh-yae-yoh yeongihal geoyeyo | 연기할 겁니다 yuhn-gee-hahl guhm-nee-dah yeongihal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
연기하세요
yuhn-gee-hah-sae-yoh
yeongihaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
연기해요
yuhn-gee-hae-yoh
yeongihaeyo
Question Polite (요)
연기해요?
yuhn-gee-hae-yoh-?
yeongihaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
연기하고
yuhn-gee-hah-goh
yeongihago
Conditional "if" — (면)
연기하면
yuhn-gee-hah-myuhn
yeongihamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
연기하고 있어요
yuhn-gee-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yeongihago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
연기하고 싶어요
yuhn-gee-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
yeongihago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
연기할 수 있어요
yuhn-gee-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yeongihal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
연기해서
yuhn-gee-hae-suh
yeongihaeseo
Noun form — (기)
연기하기
yuhn-gee-hah-gee
yeongihagi
Noun form — (음)
연기함
yuhn-gee-hahm
yeongiham