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소개하다 conjugation

to introduce · sogaehada · sounds like [소개하다]

Short answer: “To introduce” in Korean is 소개하다 (sogaehada). Polite present: 소개해요 (sogaehaeyo); past: 소개했어요 (sogaehaesseoyo); future: 소개할 거예요. It is a 하다 verb: 하 + 아/어 always becomes 해.

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

소개하다 in sentences

All forms of 소개하다

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/어요소개해요[소개해요]sogaehaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다소개합니다[소개함니다]sogaehamnida
casual-아/어소개해[소개해]sogaehae
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다소개한다[소개한다]sogaehanda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?소개합니까?[소개함니까]sogaehamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요소개하고 있어요[소개하고 이써요]sogaehago isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요소개했어요[소개해써요]sogaehaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다소개했습니다[소개핻씀니다]sogaehaetseumnida
casual-았/었어소개했어[소개해써]sogaehaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다소개했다[소개핻따]sogaehaetda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요소개할 거예요[소개할 꺼예요]sogaehal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다소개할 겁니다[소개할 껌니다]sogaehal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야소개할 거야[소개할 꺼야]sogaehal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다소개하겠습니다[소개하겓씀니다]sogaehagetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …소개 안 해요[소개 안 해요]sogae an haeyo
did not안 …았/었어요소개 안 했어요[소개 안 해써요]sogae an haesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요소개하지 않아요[소개하지 아나요]sogaehaji anayo
cannot못 …소개 못 해요[소개 모태요]sogae 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)세요소개하세요[소개하세요]sogaehaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요소개하셨어요[소개하셔써요]sogaehasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다소개하십니다[소개하심니다]sogaehasimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요소개하세요[소개하세요]sogaehaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요소개해 주세요[소개해 주세요]sogaehae juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요소개하지 마세요[소개하지 마세요]sogaehaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다소개합시다[소개합씨다]sogaehapsida
let’s … (casual)-자소개하자[소개하자]sogaehaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라소개해라[소개해라]sogaehaera
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고소개하고[소개하고]sogaehago
… so / and then-아/어서소개해서[소개해서]sogaehaeseo
if …-(으)면소개하면[소개하면]sogaehamyeon
… but-지만소개하지만[소개하지만]sogaehajiman
because …-(으)니까소개하니까[소개하니까]sogaehanikka
… and / but (background)-는데소개하는데[소개하는데]sogaehaneunde
even if …-아/어도소개해도[소개해도]sogaehaedo
while …-(으)면서소개하면서[소개하면서]sogaehamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고소개하려고[소개하려고]sogaeharyeogo
(go) to …-(으)러소개하러[소개하러]sogaehareo
before …-기 전에소개하기 전에[소개하기 저네]sogaehagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에소개한 후에[소개한 후에]sogaehan hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는소개하는[소개하는]sogaehaneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ소개한[소개한]sogaehan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ소개할[소개할]sogaehal
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요소개하고 싶어요[소개하고 시퍼요]sogaehago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요소개할 수 있어요[소개할 쑤 이써요]sogaehal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요소개할 수 없어요[소개할 쑤 업써요]sogaehal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요소개해야 해요[소개해야 해요]sogaehaeya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요소개해도 돼요[소개해도 돼요]sogaehaedo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요소개하면 안 돼요[소개하면 안 돼요]sogaehamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기소개하기[소개하기]sogaehagi

How 소개하다 changes

Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 소개해요, 소개했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 소개합니다, 소개하면.

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Questions

How do you say “introduce” in Korean?

“To introduce” is 소개하다 (sogaehada), pronounced [소개하다]. In a sentence: 제 친구를 소개할게요. — Let me introduce my friend.

What is the past tense of 소개하다?

소개했어요 (sogaehaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 소개하다 (“to introduce”). Formal: 소개했습니다; casual: 소개했어.

How do you say 소개하다 politely?

Everyday polite: 소개해요 (sogaehaeyo). Formal: 소개합니다. Casual, with close friends: 소개해.

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

소개하고 싶어요 (sogaehago sipeoyo), pronounced [소개하고 시퍼요].

Is 소개하다 irregular?

No. Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 소개해요, 소개했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 소개합니다, 소개하면.

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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