다녀
dah-nyuh
danyeo
regular
다니다
To say to go somewhere for a purpose politely in the present tense, use 다녀요 (dah-nyuh-yoh) · danyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 다니다 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 | 다녀요 dah-nyuh-yoh danyeoyo | 다닙니다 dah-neem-nee-dah danimnida | |
| Past | 다녔어 dah-nyuh-ssuh danyeosseo | 다녔어요 dah-nyuh-ssuh-yoh danyeosseoyo | 다녔습니다 dah-nyuh-sseum-nee-dah danyeosseumnida |
| Future | 다닐 거야 dah-neel guh-yah danil geoya | 다닐 거예요 dah-neel guh-yae-yoh danil geoyeyo | 다닐 겁니다 dah-neel guhm-nee-dah danil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
다니세요
dah-nee-sae-yoh
daniseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
다녀요
dah-nyuh-yoh
danyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
다녀요?
dah-nyuh-yoh-?
danyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
다니고
dah-nee-goh
danigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
다니면
dah-nee-myuhn
danimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
다니고 있어요
dah-nee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
danigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
다니고 싶어요
dah-nee-goh shee-puh-yoh
danigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
다닐 수 있어요
dah-neel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
danil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
다녀서
dah-nyuh-suh
danyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
다니기
dah-nee-gee
danigi
Noun form — (음)
다님
dah-neem
danim