Verbs · 하다 word

설거지하다 conjugation

to do the dishes · seolgeojihada · sounds like [설거지하다]

Short answer: “To do the dishes” in Korean is 설거지하다 (seolgeojihada). Polite present: 설거지해요 (seolgeojihaeyo); past: 설거지했어요 (seolgeojihaesseoyo); future: 설거지할 거예요. It is a 하다 verb: 하 + 아/어 always becomes 해.

Present설거지해요[설거지해요] · seolgeojihaeyo
Past설거지했어요[설거지해써요] · seolgeojihaesseoyo
Future설거지할 거예요[설거지할 꺼예요] · seolgeojihal geoyeyo
Negative설거지 안 해요[설거지 안 해요] · seolgeoji an haeyo

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

설거지하다 in sentences

밥 먹고 설거지했어요.I did the dishes after eating.
제가 설거지할게요.I’ll do the dishes.

All forms of 설거지하다

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	설거지해요	[설거지해요]	seolgeojihaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	설거지합니다	[설거지함니다]	seolgeojihamnida
casual-아/어	설거지해	[설거지해]	seolgeojihae
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	설거지한다	[설거지한다]	seolgeojihanda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	설거지합니까?	[설거지함니까]	seolgeojihamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	설거지하고 있어요	[설거지하고 이써요]	seolgeojihago isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	설거지했어요	[설거지해써요]	seolgeojihaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	설거지했습니다	[설거지핻씀니다]	seolgeojihaetseumnida
casual-았/었어	설거지했어	[설거지해써]	seolgeojihaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다	설거지했다	[설거지핻따]	seolgeojihaetda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	설거지할 거예요	[설거지할 꺼예요]	seolgeojihal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	설거지할 겁니다	[설거지할 껌니다]	seolgeojihal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	설거지할 거야	[설거지할 꺼야]	seolgeojihal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	설거지하겠습니다	[설거지하겓씀니다]	seolgeojihagetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	설거지 안 해요	[설거지 안 해요]	seolgeoji an haeyo
did not안 …았/었어요	설거지 안 했어요	[설거지 안 해써요]	seolgeoji an haesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	설거지하지 않아요	[설거지하지 아나요]	seolgeojihaji anayo
cannot못 …	설거지 못 해요	[설거지 모태요]	seolgeoji 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	설거지하세요	[설거지하세요]	seolgeojihaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	설거지하셨어요	[설거지하셔써요]	seolgeojihasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	설거지하십니다	[설거지하심니다]	seolgeojihasimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	설거지하세요	[설거지하세요]	seolgeojihaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	설거지해 주세요	[설거지해 주세요]	seolgeojihae juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	설거지하지 마세요	[설거지하지 마세요]	seolgeojihaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	설거지합시다	[설거지합씨다]	seolgeojihapsida
let’s … (casual)-자	설거지하자	[설거지하자]	seolgeojihaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	설거지해라	[설거지해라]	seolgeojihaera

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	설거지하고	[설거지하고]	seolgeojihago
… so / and then-아/어서	설거지해서	[설거지해서]	seolgeojihaeseo
if …-(으)면	설거지하면	[설거지하면]	seolgeojihamyeon
… but-지만	설거지하지만	[설거지하지만]	seolgeojihajiman
because …-(으)니까	설거지하니까	[설거지하니까]	seolgeojihanikka
… and / but (background)-는데	설거지하는데	[설거지하는데]	seolgeojihaneunde
even if …-아/어도	설거지해도	[설거지해도]	seolgeojihaedo
while …-(으)면서	설거지하면서	[설거지하면서]	seolgeojihamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	설거지하려고	[설거지하려고]	seolgeojiharyeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	설거지하러	[설거지하러]	seolgeojihareo
before …-기 전에	설거지하기 전에	[설거지하기 저네]	seolgeojihagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	설거지한 후에	[설거지한 후에]	seolgeojihan 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	설거지하는	[설거지하는]	seolgeojihaneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	설거지한	[설거지한]	seolgeojihan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	설거지할	[설거지할]	seolgeojihal

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	설거지하고 싶어요	[설거지하고 시퍼요]	seolgeojihago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	설거지할 수 있어요	[설거지할 쑤 이써요]	seolgeojihal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	설거지할 수 없어요	[설거지할 쑤 업써요]	seolgeojihal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	설거지해야 해요	[설거지해야 해요]	seolgeojihaeya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	설거지해도 돼요	[설거지해도 돼요]	seolgeojihaedo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	설거지하면 안 돼요	[설거지하면 안 돼요]	seolgeojihamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	설거지하기	[설거지하기]	seolgeojihagi

How 설거지하다 changes

Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 설거지해요, 설거지했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 설거지합니다, 설거지하면.

How every verb type works → · Why it sounds like that →

Questions

How do you say “do the dishes” in Korean?

“To do the dishes” is 설거지하다 (seolgeojihada), pronounced [설거지하다]. In a sentence: 밥 먹고 설거지했어요. — I did the dishes after eating.

What is the past tense of 설거지하다?

설거지했어요 (seolgeojihaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 설거지하다 (“to do the dishes”). Formal: 설거지했습니다; casual: 설거지했어.

How do you say 설거지하다 politely?

Everyday polite: 설거지해요 (seolgeojihaeyo). Formal: 설거지합니다. Casual, with close friends: 설거지해.

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

설거지하고 싶어요 (seolgeojihago sipeoyo), pronounced [설거지하고 시퍼요].

Is 설거지하다 irregular?

No. Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 설거지해요, 설거지했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 설거지합니다, 설거지하면.

More 하다 words like 설거지하다

Look up another word

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