알아내
ah-rah-nae
aranae
regular
알아내다
To say to find out, to discover politely in the present tense, use 알아내요 (ah-rah-nae-yoh) · aranaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 알아내다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 알아내요 ah-rah-nae-yoh aranaeyo | 알아냅니다 ah-rah-naem-nee-dah aranaemnida | |
| Past | 알아냈어 ah-rah-nae-ssuh aranaesseo | 알아냈어요 ah-rah-nae-ssuh-yoh aranaesseoyo | 알아냈습니다 ah-rah-nae-sseum-nee-dah aranaesseumnida |
| Future | 알아낼 거야 ah-rah-nael guh-yah aranael geoya | 알아낼 거예요 ah-rah-nael guh-yae-yoh aranael geoyeyo | 알아낼 겁니다 ah-rah-nael guhm-nee-dah aranael geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
알아내세요
ah-rah-nae-sae-yoh
aranaeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
알아내요
ah-rah-nae-yoh
aranaeyo
Question Polite (요)
알아내요?
ah-rah-nae-yoh-?
aranaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
알아내고
ah-rah-nae-goh
aranaego
Conditional "if" — (면)
알아내면
ah-rah-nae-myuhn
aranaemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
알아내고 있어요
ah-rah-nae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
aranaego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
알아내고 싶어요
ah-rah-nae-goh shee-puh-yoh
aranaego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
알아낼 수 있어요
ah-rah-nael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
aranael su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
알아내서
ah-rah-nae-suh
aranaeseo
Noun form — (기)
알아내기
ah-rah-nae-gee
aranaegi
Noun form — (음)
알아냄
ah-rah-naem
aranaem