Verbs · 하다 word

결혼하다 conjugation

to get married · gyeolhonhada · sounds like [결혼하다]

Short answer: “To get married” in Korean is 결혼하다 (gyeolhonhada). Polite present: 결혼해요 (gyeolhonhaeyo); past: 결혼했어요 (gyeolhonhaesseoyo); future: 결혼할 거예요. It is a 하다 verb: 하 + 아/어 always becomes 해.

Present결혼해요[결혼해요] · gyeolhonhaeyo
Past결혼했어요[결혼해써요] · gyeolhonhaesseoyo
Future결혼할 거예요[결혼할 꺼예요] · gyeolhonhal geoyeyo
Negative결혼 안 해요[결혼 안 해요] · gyeolhon an haeyo

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

결혼하다 in sentences

언니가 다음 달에 결혼해요.My older sister is getting married next month.
결혼했어요?Are you married?

All forms of 결혼하다

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.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-아/어요	결혼해요	[결혼해요]	gyeolhonhaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	결혼합니다	[결혼함니다]	gyeolhonhamnida
casual-아/어	결혼해	[결혼해]	gyeolhonhae
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	결혼한다	[결혼한다]	gyeolhonhanda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	결혼합니까?	[결혼함니까]	gyeolhonhamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	결혼하고 있어요	[결혼하고 이써요]	gyeolhonhago isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	결혼했어요	[결혼해써요]	gyeolhonhaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	결혼했습니다	[결혼핻씀니다]	gyeolhonhaetseumnida
casual-았/었어	결혼했어	[결혼해써]	gyeolhonhaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다	결혼했다	[결혼핻따]	gyeolhonhaetda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	결혼할 거예요	[결혼할 꺼예요]	gyeolhonhal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	결혼할 겁니다	[결혼할 껌니다]	gyeolhonhal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	결혼할 거야	[결혼할 꺼야]	gyeolhonhal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	결혼하겠습니다	[결혼하겓씀니다]	gyeolhonhagetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	결혼 안 해요	[결혼 안 해요]	gyeolhon an haeyo
did not안 …았/었어요	결혼 안 했어요	[결혼 안 해써요]	gyeolhon an haesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	결혼하지 않아요	[결혼하지 아나요]	gyeolhonhaji anayo
cannot못 …	결혼 못 해요	[결혼 모태요]	gyeolhon mot haeyo

Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
honorific — present-(으)세요	결혼하세요	[결혼하세요]	gyeolhonhaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	결혼하셨어요	[결혼하셔써요]	gyeolhonhasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	결혼하십니다	[결혼하심니다]	gyeolhonhasimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	결혼하세요	[결혼하세요]	gyeolhonhaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	결혼해 주세요	[결혼해 주세요]	gyeolhonhae juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	결혼하지 마세요	[결혼하지 마세요]	gyeolhonhaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	결혼합시다	[결혼합씨다]	gyeolhonhapsida
let’s … (casual)-자	결혼하자	[결혼하자]	gyeolhonhaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	결혼해라	[결혼해라]	gyeolhonhaera

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	결혼하고	[결혼하고]	gyeolhonhago
… so / and then-아/어서	결혼해서	[결혼해서]	gyeolhonhaeseo
if …-(으)면	결혼하면	[결혼하면]	gyeolhonhamyeon
… but-지만	결혼하지만	[결혼하지만]	gyeolhonhajiman
because …-(으)니까	결혼하니까	[결혼하니까]	gyeolhonhanikka
… and / but (background)-는데	결혼하는데	[결혼하는데]	gyeolhonhaneunde
even if …-아/어도	결혼해도	[결혼해도]	gyeolhonhaedo
while …-(으)면서	결혼하면서	[결혼하면서]	gyeolhonhamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	결혼하려고	[결혼하려고]	gyeolhonharyeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	결혼하러	[결혼하러]	gyeolhonhareo
before …-기 전에	결혼하기 전에	[결혼하기 저네]	gyeolhonhagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	결혼한 후에	[결혼한 후에]	gyeolhonhan hue

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that) … now-는	결혼하는	[결혼하는]	gyeolhonhaneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	결혼한	[결혼한]	gyeolhonhan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	결혼할	[결혼할]	gyeolhonhal

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	결혼하고 싶어요	[결혼하고 시퍼요]	gyeolhonhago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	결혼할 수 있어요	[결혼할 쑤 이써요]	gyeolhonhal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	결혼할 수 없어요	[결혼할 쑤 업써요]	gyeolhonhal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	결혼해야 해요	[결혼해야 해요]	gyeolhonhaeya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	결혼해도 돼요	[결혼해도 돼요]	gyeolhonhaedo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	결혼하면 안 돼요	[결혼하면 안 돼요]	gyeolhonhamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	결혼하기	[결혼하기]	gyeolhonhagi

How 결혼하다 changes

Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 결혼해요, 결혼했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 결혼합니다, 결혼하면.

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Questions

How do you say “get married” in Korean?

“To get married” is 결혼하다 (gyeolhonhada), pronounced [결혼하다]. In a sentence: 언니가 다음 달에 결혼해요. — My older sister is getting married next month.

What is the past tense of 결혼하다?

결혼했어요 (gyeolhonhaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 결혼하다 (“to get married”). Formal: 결혼했습니다; casual: 결혼했어.

How do you say 결혼하다 politely?

Everyday polite: 결혼해요 (gyeolhonhaeyo). Formal: 결혼합니다. Casual, with close friends: 결혼해.

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

결혼하고 싶어요 (gyeolhonhago sipeoyo), pronounced [결혼하고 시퍼요].

Is 결혼하다 irregular?

No. Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 결혼해요, 결혼했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 결혼합니다, 결혼하면.

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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