Verbs · 하다 word

숙제하다 conjugation

to do homework · sukjehada · sounds like [숙쩨하다]

Short answer: “To do homework” in Korean is 숙제하다 (sukjehada). Polite present: 숙제해요 (sukjehaeyo); past: 숙제했어요 (sukjehaesseoyo); future: 숙제할 거예요. It is a 하다 verb: 하 + 아/어 always becomes 해.

Present숙제해요[숙쩨해요] · sukjehaeyo
Past숙제했어요[숙쩨해써요] · sukjehaesseoyo
Future숙제할 거예요[숙쩨할 꺼예요] · sukjehal geoyeyo
Negative숙제 안 해요[숙쩨 안 해요] · sukje an haeyo

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

숙제하다 in sentences

저녁 먹고 숙제해요.I do my homework after dinner.
숙제했어요?Did you do your homework?

All forms of 숙제하다

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	숙제해요	[숙쩨해요]	sukjehaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	숙제합니다	[숙쩨함니다]	sukjehamnida
casual-아/어	숙제해	[숙쩨해]	sukjehae
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	숙제한다	[숙쩨한다]	sukjehanda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	숙제합니까?	[숙쩨함니까]	sukjehamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	숙제하고 있어요	[숙쩨하고 이써요]	sukjehago isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	숙제했어요	[숙쩨해써요]	sukjehaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	숙제했습니다	[숙쩨핻씀니다]	sukjehaetseumnida
casual-았/었어	숙제했어	[숙쩨해써]	sukjehaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다	숙제했다	[숙쩨핻따]	sukjehaetda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	숙제할 거예요	[숙쩨할 꺼예요]	sukjehal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	숙제할 겁니다	[숙쩨할 껌니다]	sukjehal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	숙제할 거야	[숙쩨할 꺼야]	sukjehal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	숙제하겠습니다	[숙쩨하겓씀니다]	sukjehagetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	숙제 안 해요	[숙쩨 안 해요]	sukje an haeyo
did not안 …았/었어요	숙제 안 했어요	[숙쩨 안 해써요]	sukje an haesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	숙제하지 않아요	[숙쩨하지 아나요]	sukjehaji anayo
cannot못 …	숙제 못 해요	[숙쩨 모태요]	sukje 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	숙제하세요	[숙쩨하세요]	sukjehaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	숙제하셨어요	[숙쩨하셔써요]	sukjehasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	숙제하십니다	[숙쩨하심니다]	sukjehasimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	숙제하세요	[숙쩨하세요]	sukjehaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	숙제해 주세요	[숙쩨해 주세요]	sukjehae juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	숙제하지 마세요	[숙쩨하지 마세요]	sukjehaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	숙제합시다	[숙쩨합씨다]	sukjehapsida
let’s … (casual)-자	숙제하자	[숙쩨하자]	sukjehaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	숙제해라	[숙쩨해라]	sukjehaera

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	숙제하고	[숙쩨하고]	sukjehago
… so / and then-아/어서	숙제해서	[숙쩨해서]	sukjehaeseo
if …-(으)면	숙제하면	[숙쩨하면]	sukjehamyeon
… but-지만	숙제하지만	[숙쩨하지만]	sukjehajiman
because …-(으)니까	숙제하니까	[숙쩨하니까]	sukjehanikka
… and / but (background)-는데	숙제하는데	[숙쩨하는데]	sukjehaneunde
even if …-아/어도	숙제해도	[숙쩨해도]	sukjehaedo
while …-(으)면서	숙제하면서	[숙쩨하면서]	sukjehamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	숙제하려고	[숙쩨하려고]	sukjeharyeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	숙제하러	[숙쩨하러]	sukjehareo
before …-기 전에	숙제하기 전에	[숙쩨하기 저네]	sukjehagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	숙제한 후에	[숙쩨한 후에]	sukjehan 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	숙제하는	[숙쩨하는]	sukjehaneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	숙제한	[숙쩨한]	sukjehan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	숙제할	[숙쩨할]	sukjehal

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	숙제하고 싶어요	[숙쩨하고 시퍼요]	sukjehago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	숙제할 수 있어요	[숙쩨할 쑤 이써요]	sukjehal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	숙제할 수 없어요	[숙쩨할 쑤 업써요]	sukjehal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	숙제해야 해요	[숙쩨해야 해요]	sukjehaeya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	숙제해도 돼요	[숙쩨해도 돼요]	sukjehaedo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	숙제하면 안 돼요	[숙쩨하면 안 돼요]	sukjehamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	숙제하기	[숙쩨하기]	sukjehagi

How 숙제하다 changes

Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 숙제해요, 숙제했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 숙제합니다, 숙제하면.

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Questions

How do you say “do homework” in Korean?

“To do homework” is 숙제하다 (sukjehada), pronounced [숙쩨하다]. In a sentence: 저녁 먹고 숙제해요. — I do my homework after dinner.

What is the past tense of 숙제하다?

숙제했어요 (sukjehaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 숙제하다 (“to do homework”). Formal: 숙제했습니다; casual: 숙제했어.

How do you say 숙제하다 politely?

Everyday polite: 숙제해요 (sukjehaeyo). Formal: 숙제합니다. Casual, with close friends: 숙제해.

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

숙제하고 싶어요 (sukjehago sipeoyo), pronounced [숙쩨하고 시퍼요].

Is 숙제하다 irregular?

No. Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 숙제해요, 숙제했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 숙제합니다, 숙제하면.

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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