He/she does (polite) in Korean 🇰🇷

그 사람은 해요 info.

Tips to Remember the Korean Word:
• Remember that “하다” means “to do” and is one of the most common verbs in Korean. Think of “ha” in “해요” as similar to “handy” being active or doing.
• Associate “그 사람은 해요” with someone actively doing something in a polite setting.

Explanations:
• “그 사람은 해요” is the polite present form of “하다” (to do), meaning “He/She does.”
• The subject “그 사람은” means “that person” or “he/she,” and “해요” is the conjugated form of “하다” for present, informal polite speech.
• The verb “하다” is highly versatile and is used in many expressions and compound verbs.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• “실행하다” – to execute or carry out (often used in a more formal or technical context)
• “행하다” – to perform or execute (more literary/formal)
• Note: In everyday conversation, “하다” is preferred for the general meaning of “do.”

Conjugations of “하다”:
Infinitive (dictionary form): 하다 (hada) – to do

Present Tense:
• Informal Low: 해 (hae) – “does”
• Informal Polite: 해요 (haeyo) – “does” (as in “그 사람은 해요”)
• Formal Polite: 합니다 (hamnida) – “does”

Past Tense:
• Informal Low: 했어 (haesseo) – “did”
• Informal Polite: 했어요 (haesseoyo) – “did”
• Formal Polite: 했습니다 (haesseumnida) – “did”

Future Tense:
• With “-ㄹ 거예요”: 할 거예요 (hal geoyeyo) – “will do” (informal polite)
• Formal: 할 것입니다 (hal geosimnida) – “will do”

Additional Conjugations:
• Present Progressive: 하고 있어요 (hago isseoyo) – “is doing”
• Habitual/Continuous: 자주 해요 (jaju haeyo) – “does often”

Examples of Sentences:
1. 나는 매일 운동해요.
Romanized: Naneun maeyil undonghaeyo.
Translation: I exercise every day. (Literally, “I do exercise every day.”)

2. 그 사람은 숙제를 했어요.
Romanized: Geu saram-eun sukjereul haesseoyo.
Translation: That person did the homework.

3. 우리는 내일 프로젝트를 할 거예요.
Romanized: Urineun naeil peurojekteureul hal geoyeyo.
Translation: We will do the project tomorrow.

4. 지금 그는 책을 읽고 있고, 동시에 숙제도 하고 있어요.
Romanized: Jigeum geuneun chaegeul ilkgo itgo, dongsi-e sukjedo hago isseoyo.
Translation: Right now, he is reading a book and at the same time doing homework.

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