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초대하다 conjugation

to invite · chodaehada · sounds like [초대하다]

Short answer: “To invite” in Korean is 초대하다 (chodaehada). Polite present: 초대해요 (chodaehaeyo); past: 초대했어요 (chodaehaesseoyo); future: 초대할 거예요. It is a 하다 verb: 하 + 아/어 always becomes 해.

Note: with noun + 하다 verbs, 안 and 못 go before 하다 — 초대 안 해요, not 안 초대해요.

초대하다 in sentences

All forms of 초대하다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-아/어요초대해요[초대해요]chodaehaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다초대합니다[초대함니다]chodaehamnida
casual-아/어초대해[초대해]chodaehae
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다초대한다[초대한다]chodaehanda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?초대합니까?[초대함니까]chodaehamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요초대하고 있어요[초대하고 이써요]chodaehago isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요초대했어요[초대해써요]chodaehaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다초대했습니다[초대핻씀니다]chodaehaetseumnida
casual-았/었어초대했어[초대해써]chodaehaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다초대했다[초대핻따]chodaehaetda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요초대할 거예요[초대할 꺼예요]chodaehal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다초대할 겁니다[초대할 껌니다]chodaehal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야초대할 거야[초대할 꺼야]chodaehal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다초대하겠습니다[초대하겓씀니다]chodaehagetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …초대 안 해요[초대 안 해요]chodae an haeyo
did not안 …았/었어요초대 안 했어요[초대 안 해써요]chodae an haesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요초대하지 않아요[초대하지 아나요]chodaehaji anayo
cannot못 …초대 못 해요[초대 모태요]chodae mot haeyo
Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
honorific — present-(으)세요초대하세요[초대하세요]chodaehaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요초대하셨어요[초대하셔써요]chodaehasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다초대하십니다[초대하심니다]chodaehasimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요초대하세요[초대하세요]chodaehaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요초대해 주세요[초대해 주세요]chodaehae juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요초대하지 마세요[초대하지 마세요]chodaehaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다초대합시다[초대합씨다]chodaehapsida
let’s … (casual)-자초대하자[초대하자]chodaehaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라초대해라[초대해라]chodaehaera
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고초대하고[초대하고]chodaehago
… so / and then-아/어서초대해서[초대해서]chodaehaeseo
if …-(으)면초대하면[초대하면]chodaehamyeon
… but-지만초대하지만[초대하지만]chodaehajiman
because …-(으)니까초대하니까[초대하니까]chodaehanikka
… and / but (background)-는데초대하는데[초대하는데]chodaehaneunde
even if …-아/어도초대해도[초대해도]chodaehaedo
while …-(으)면서초대하면서[초대하면서]chodaehamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고초대하려고[초대하려고]chodaeharyeogo
(go) to …-(으)러초대하러[초대하러]chodaehareo
before …-기 전에초대하기 전에[초대하기 저네]chodaehagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에초대한 후에[초대한 후에]chodaehan hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는초대하는[초대하는]chodaehaneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ초대한[초대한]chodaehan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ초대할[초대할]chodaehal
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요초대하고 싶어요[초대하고 시퍼요]chodaehago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요초대할 수 있어요[초대할 쑤 이써요]chodaehal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요초대할 수 없어요[초대할 쑤 업써요]chodaehal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요초대해야 해요[초대해야 해요]chodaehaeya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요초대해도 돼요[초대해도 돼요]chodaehaedo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요초대하면 안 돼요[초대하면 안 돼요]chodaehamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기초대하기[초대하기]chodaehagi

How 초대하다 changes

Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 초대해요, 초대했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 초대합니다, 초대하면.

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Questions

How do you say “invite” in Korean?

“To invite” is 초대하다 (chodaehada), pronounced [초대하다]. In a sentence: 친구들을 집에 초대했어요. — I invited my friends over.

What is the past tense of 초대하다?

초대했어요 (chodaehaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 초대하다 (“to invite”). Formal: 초대했습니다; casual: 초대했어.

How do you say 초대하다 politely?

Everyday polite: 초대해요 (chodaehaeyo). Formal: 초대합니다. Casual, with close friends: 초대해.

How do you say “I want to invite” in Korean?

초대하고 싶어요 (chodaehago sipeoyo), pronounced [초대하고 시퍼요].

Is 초대하다 irregular?

No. Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 초대해요, 초대했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 초대합니다, 초대하면.

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Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check