축하해
choo-kah-hae
To say to congratulate, to celebrate, to felicitate politely in the present tense, use 축하해요 (choo-kah-hae-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 축하하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 축하해 choo-kah-hae | 축하해요 choo-kah-hae-yoh | 축하합니다 choo-kah-hahm-nee-dah |
| Past | 축하했어 choo-kah-hae-ssuh | 축하했어요 choo-kah-hae-ssuh-yoh | 축하했습니다 choo-kah-hae-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 축하할 거야 choo-kah-hahl- -guh-yah | 축하할 거예요 choo-kah-hahl- -guh-yae-yoh | 축하할 겁니다 choo-kah-hahl- -guhm-nee-dah |