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출발하다 conjugation

to depart; to leave · chulbalhada · sounds like [출발하다]

Short answer: “To depart” in Korean is 출발하다 (chulbalhada), which also means to leave. Polite present: 출발해요 (chulbalhaeyo); past: 출발했어요 (chulbalhaesseoyo); future: 출발할 거예요. It is a 하다 verb: 하 + 아/어 always becomes 해.

Opposite: 도착하다 — to arrive

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

출발하다 in sentences

All forms of 출발하다

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/어요출발해요[출발해요]chulbalhaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다출발합니다[출발함니다]chulbalhamnida
casual-아/어출발해[출발해]chulbalhae
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다출발한다[출발한다]chulbalhanda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?출발합니까?[출발함니까]chulbalhamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요출발하고 있어요[출발하고 이써요]chulbalhago isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요출발했어요[출발해써요]chulbalhaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다출발했습니다[출발핻씀니다]chulbalhaetseumnida
casual-았/었어출발했어[출발해써]chulbalhaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다출발했다[출발핻따]chulbalhaetda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요출발할 거예요[출발할 꺼예요]chulbalhal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다출발할 겁니다[출발할 껌니다]chulbalhal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야출발할 거야[출발할 꺼야]chulbalhal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다출발하겠습니다[출발하겓씀니다]chulbalhagetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …출발 안 해요[출발 안 해요]chulbal an haeyo
did not안 …았/었어요출발 안 했어요[출발 안 해써요]chulbal an haesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요출발하지 않아요[출발하지 아나요]chulbalhaji anayo
cannot못 …출발 못 해요[출발 모태요]chulbal 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)세요출발하세요[출발하세요]chulbalhaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요출발하셨어요[출발하셔써요]chulbalhasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다출발하십니다[출발하심니다]chulbalhasimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요출발하세요[출발하세요]chulbalhaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요출발해 주세요[출발해 주세요]chulbalhae juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요출발하지 마세요[출발하지 마세요]chulbalhaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다출발합시다[출발합씨다]chulbalhapsida
let’s … (casual)-자출발하자[출발하자]chulbalhaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라출발해라[출발해라]chulbalhaera
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고출발하고[출발하고]chulbalhago
… so / and then-아/어서출발해서[출발해서]chulbalhaeseo
if …-(으)면출발하면[출발하면]chulbalhamyeon
… but-지만출발하지만[출발하지만]chulbalhajiman
because …-(으)니까출발하니까[출발하니까]chulbalhanikka
… and / but (background)-는데출발하는데[출발하는데]chulbalhaneunde
even if …-아/어도출발해도[출발해도]chulbalhaedo
while …-(으)면서출발하면서[출발하면서]chulbalhamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고출발하려고[출발하려고]chulbalharyeogo
(go) to …-(으)러출발하러[출발하러]chulbalhareo
before …-기 전에출발하기 전에[출발하기 저네]chulbalhagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에출발한 후에[출발한 후에]chulbalhan hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는출발하는[출발하는]chulbalhaneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ출발한[출발한]chulbalhan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ출발할[출발할]chulbalhal
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요출발하고 싶어요[출발하고 시퍼요]chulbalhago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요출발할 수 있어요[출발할 쑤 이써요]chulbalhal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요출발할 수 없어요[출발할 쑤 업써요]chulbalhal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요출발해야 해요[출발해야 해요]chulbalhaeya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요출발해도 돼요[출발해도 돼요]chulbalhaedo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요출발하면 안 돼요[출발하면 안 돼요]chulbalhamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기출발하기[출발하기]chulbalhagi

How 출발하다 changes

Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 출발해요, 출발했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 출발합니다, 출발하면.

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Questions

How do you say “depart” in Korean?

“To depart” is 출발하다 (chulbalhada), pronounced [출발하다]. In a sentence: 기차가 9시에 출발해요. — The train leaves at 9.

What is the past tense of 출발하다?

출발했어요 (chulbalhaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 출발하다 (“to depart”). Formal: 출발했습니다; casual: 출발했어.

How do you say 출발하다 politely?

Everyday polite: 출발해요 (chulbalhaeyo). Formal: 출발합니다. Casual, with close friends: 출발해.

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

출발하고 싶어요 (chulbalhago sipeoyo), pronounced [출발하고 시퍼요].

Is 출발하다 irregular?

No. Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 출발해요, 출발했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 출발합니다, 출발하면.

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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