안아
ah-nah
ana
regular
안다
To say to hug, to embrace politely in the present tense, use 안아요 (ah-nah-yoh) · anayo. Below is the full conjugation of 안다 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 | 안아요 ah-nah-yoh anayo | 안습니다 ahn-seum-nee-dah anseumnida | |
| Past | 안았어 ah-nah-ssuh anasseo | 안았어요 ah-nah-ssuh-yoh anasseoyo | 안았습니다 ah-nah-sseum-nee-dah anasseumnida |
| Future | 안을 거야 ah-neul guh-yah aneul geoya | 안을 거예요 ah-neul guh-yae-yoh aneul geoyeyo | 안을 겁니다 ah-neul guhm-nee-dah aneul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
안으세요
ah-neu-sae-yoh
aneuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
안아요
ah-nah-yoh
anayo
Question Polite (요)
안아요?
ah-nah-yoh-?
anayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
안고
ahn-goh
ango
Conditional "if" — (면)
안으면
ah-neu-myuhn
aneumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
안고 있어요
ahn-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ango isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
안고 싶어요
ahn-goh shee-puh-yoh
ango sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
안을 수 있어요
ah-neul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
aneul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
안아서
ah-nah-suh
anaseo
Noun form — (기)
안기
ahn-gee
angi
Noun form — (음)
안음
ah-neum
aneum