Verbs · 하다 word

샤워하다 conjugation

to take a shower · syawohada · sounds like [샤워하다]

Short answer: “To take a shower” in Korean is 샤워하다 (syawohada). Polite present: 샤워해요 (syawohaeyo); past: 샤워했어요 (syawohaesseoyo); future: 샤워할 거예요. It is a 하다 verb: 하 + 아/어 always becomes 해.

Present샤워해요[샤워해요] · syawohaeyo
Past샤워했어요[샤워해써요] · syawohaesseoyo
Future샤워할 거예요[샤워할 꺼예요] · syawohal geoyeyo
Negative샤워 안 해요[샤워 안 해요] · syawo an haeyo

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

샤워하다 in sentences

아침에 샤워해요.I shower in the morning.
운동하고 샤워했어요.I showered after working out.

All forms of 샤워하다

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	샤워해요	[샤워해요]	syawohaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	샤워합니다	[샤워함니다]	syawohamnida
casual-아/어	샤워해	[샤워해]	syawohae
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	샤워한다	[샤워한다]	syawohanda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	샤워합니까?	[샤워함니까]	syawohamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	샤워하고 있어요	[샤워하고 이써요]	syawohago isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	샤워했어요	[샤워해써요]	syawohaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	샤워했습니다	[샤워핻씀니다]	syawohaetseumnida
casual-았/었어	샤워했어	[샤워해써]	syawohaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다	샤워했다	[샤워핻따]	syawohaetda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	샤워할 거예요	[샤워할 꺼예요]	syawohal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	샤워할 겁니다	[샤워할 껌니다]	syawohal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	샤워할 거야	[샤워할 꺼야]	syawohal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	샤워하겠습니다	[샤워하겓씀니다]	syawohagetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	샤워 안 해요	[샤워 안 해요]	syawo an haeyo
did not안 …았/었어요	샤워 안 했어요	[샤워 안 해써요]	syawo an haesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	샤워하지 않아요	[샤워하지 아나요]	syawohaji anayo
cannot못 …	샤워 못 해요	[샤워 모태요]	syawo 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	샤워하세요	[샤워하세요]	syawohaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	샤워하셨어요	[샤워하셔써요]	syawohasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	샤워하십니다	[샤워하심니다]	syawohasimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	샤워하세요	[샤워하세요]	syawohaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	샤워해 주세요	[샤워해 주세요]	syawohae juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	샤워하지 마세요	[샤워하지 마세요]	syawohaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	샤워합시다	[샤워합씨다]	syawohapsida
let’s … (casual)-자	샤워하자	[샤워하자]	syawohaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	샤워해라	[샤워해라]	syawohaera

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	샤워하고	[샤워하고]	syawohago
… so / and then-아/어서	샤워해서	[샤워해서]	syawohaeseo
if …-(으)면	샤워하면	[샤워하면]	syawohamyeon
… but-지만	샤워하지만	[샤워하지만]	syawohajiman
because …-(으)니까	샤워하니까	[샤워하니까]	syawohanikka
… and / but (background)-는데	샤워하는데	[샤워하는데]	syawohaneunde
even if …-아/어도	샤워해도	[샤워해도]	syawohaedo
while …-(으)면서	샤워하면서	[샤워하면서]	syawohamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	샤워하려고	[샤워하려고]	syawoharyeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	샤워하러	[샤워하러]	syawohareo
before …-기 전에	샤워하기 전에	[샤워하기 저네]	syawohagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	샤워한 후에	[샤워한 후에]	syawohan 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	샤워하는	[샤워하는]	syawohaneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	샤워한	[샤워한]	syawohan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	샤워할	[샤워할]	syawohal

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	샤워하고 싶어요	[샤워하고 시퍼요]	syawohago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	샤워할 수 있어요	[샤워할 쑤 이써요]	syawohal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	샤워할 수 없어요	[샤워할 쑤 업써요]	syawohal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	샤워해야 해요	[샤워해야 해요]	syawohaeya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	샤워해도 돼요	[샤워해도 돼요]	syawohaedo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	샤워하면 안 돼요	[샤워하면 안 돼요]	syawohamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	샤워하기	[샤워하기]	syawohagi

How 샤워하다 changes

Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 샤워해요, 샤워했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 샤워합니다, 샤워하면.

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Questions

How do you say “take a shower” in Korean?

“To take a shower” is 샤워하다 (syawohada), pronounced [샤워하다]. In a sentence: 아침에 샤워해요. — I shower in the morning.

What is the past tense of 샤워하다?

샤워했어요 (syawohaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 샤워하다 (“to take a shower”). Formal: 샤워했습니다; casual: 샤워했어.

How do you say 샤워하다 politely?

Everyday polite: 샤워해요 (syawohaeyo). Formal: 샤워합니다. Casual, with close friends: 샤워해.

How do you say “I want to take a shower” in Korean?

샤워하고 싶어요 (syawohago sipeoyo), pronounced [샤워하고 시퍼요].

Is 샤워하다 irregular?

No. Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 샤워해요, 샤워했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 샤워합니다, 샤워하면.

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