빨래하다 Korean verb conjugation
to do the laundry
Every form of 빨래하다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 빨래하는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 빨래하
- -으니Since
- 빨래하니
- 합니다Formal
- 빨래합니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 빨래하요 | 빨래합니다 | 빨래하 | 빨래한다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 빨래핬어요 | 빨래핬습니다 | 빨래핬어 | 빨래핬다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 빨래하겠어요 | 빨래하겠습니다 | 빨래하겠어 | 빨래하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 빨래할 거예요 | 빨래할 것입니다 | 빨래할 거야 | 빨래할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 빨래하요? | 빨래합니까? | 빨래하? | 빨래하니? |
| 과거Past | 빨래핬어요? | 빨래핬습니까? | 빨래핬어? | 빨래핬니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 빨래하세요 | 빨래하십시오 | 빨래하 | 빨래하라 |
| 청유Let's | 빨래하요 | 빨래합시다 | 빨래하 | 빨래하자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 빨래하요 | 안 빨래합니다 | 안 빨래하 | 안 빨래한다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 빨래하지 않아요 | 빨래하지 않습니다 | 빨래하지 않아 | 빨래하지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 빨래하요 | 못 빨래합니다 | 못 빨래하 | 못 빨래한다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 빨래하세요 | 빨래하십니다 | 빨래하셔 | 빨래하신다 |
| 과거Past | 빨래하셨어요 | 빨래하셨습니다 | 빨래하셨어 | 빨래하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 빨래하는
- 과거Past
- 빨래한
- 미래Future
- 빨래할
- 회상Used to
- 빨래하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 빨래하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 빨래하게
- -어서so / and then
- 빨래하서
- -으니까since
- 빨래하니까
- -으면if / when
- 빨래하면
- -지만but
- 빨래하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 빨래하는데
- -어도even if
- 빨래하도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 빨래하고 있어요 | 빨래하고 있습니다 | 빨래하고 있어 | 빨래하고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 빨래하고 있었어요 | 빨래하고 있었습니다 | 빨래하고 있었어 | 빨래하고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 빨래하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
빨래하구 일기에는 지성이군요
You care for the laundry and diary.
가정적인 성격의 누나이며 청소나 빨래하는 것도 좋아한다.
She is especially good at doing housework such as cooking and laundry.
그는 세탁기가 있었는데도 옷을 손빨래하는 것을 고집했다.
He insisted on washing the clothes by hand even though he had a washing machine.
스케이터풍의 펑크와 만나는데, 빨래하는 날은 좀 달라요.
80's revival meets skater-punk, unless it's laundry day.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 빨래하다 in Korean?
빨래하다 (to do the laundry) is 빨래하요 in the polite 해요체, 빨래합니다 in formal 합니다체, 빨래하 in casual 반말 and 빨래한다 in the plain written style. The past is 빨래핬어요.
What is the past tense of 빨래하다?
빨래핬어요 in everyday polite speech, 빨래핬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 빨래하 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 빨래하다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 빨래합니다, 빨래하, 빨래하니 all keep 빨래하 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 빨래하다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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