했어요
haesseoyo
In Korean, "did you" is expressed through the past tense of the verb "to do," with the default form being 했어요 (haesseoyo).
This phrase is used to ask whether someone performed a specific action in the past.
Which one should you use?
The phrase changes based on the level of politeness required. Use 했어요 for general polite conversation, 했습니까? for highly formal situations and 했어 for casual speech with close friends or those younger than you.
How does it change in a sentence?
The term 했어요 is the polite past tense of the verb 하다 (to do).
How do you pronounce it?
haesseoyo
Did you know?
- Korean has no single word for 'you'. To avoid being rude, speakers often use titles like 'Teacher' or 'Manager' instead of a pronoun when asking 했어요.
- The verb 하다 inside 했어요 is used to turn almost any noun into a verb. For instance, adding it to 'study' or 'exercise' creates the action of doing those things.
- When asking 'did you' about a shared experience, Koreans may use a phrase that implies 'we did' rather than 'you did' to emphasize social harmony.
Examples in context
- 지난 주말에 뭐 했어요?What did you do last weekend?This sentence is useful for asking what someone did during the previous weekend using 했어요.Tatoeba #13222201 by atitarev, translation #2643109 by CK
- 지난 방학 때 뭐 했어요?What did you do last vacation?This sentence is useful for asking about someone's activities during their last vacation using 했어요.Tatoeba #480005 by tamsanh, translation #480006 by tamsanh
- 뭐라고 했어요?What did you say?This sentence is useful for asking what someone said using 했어요.Tatoeba #8119557 by noget, translation #433423 by CK
- 오늘 일정을 마쳤습니까?Did you finish today's schedule?
- 사진을 찍었습니까?Did you take a picture?
- 어제 숙제 했어요?Did you do yesterday's homework?
- 저번 주말에 어디 갔어요?Where did you go last weekend?
- 3D 영화 보았어요?Did you watch a 3D movie?
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
