건너와
guhn-nuh-wah
geonneowa
regular
건너오다
To say to cross, to come over politely in the present tense, use 건너와요 (guhn-nuh-wah-yoh) · geonneowayo. Below is the full conjugation of 건너오다 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 | 건너와요 guhn-nuh-wah-yoh geonneowayo | 건너옵니다 guhn-nuh-ohm-nee-dah geonneoomnida | |
| Past | 건너왔어 guhn-nuh-wah-ssuh geonneowasseo | 건너왔어요 guhn-nuh-wah-ssuh-yoh geonneowasseoyo | 건너왔습니다 guhn-nuh-wah-sseum-nee-dah geonneowasseumnida |
| Future | 건너올 거야 guhn-nuh-ohl guh-yah geonneool geoya | 건너올 거예요 guhn-nuh-ohl guh-yae-yoh geonneool geoyeyo | 건너올 겁니다 guhn-nuh-ohl guhm-nee-dah geonneool geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
건너오세요
guhn-nuh-oh-sae-yoh
geonneooseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
건너와요
guhn-nuh-wah-yoh
geonneowayo
Question Polite (요)
건너와요?
guhn-nuh-wah-yoh-?
geonneowayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
건너오고
guhn-nuh-oh-goh
geonneoogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
건너오면
guhn-nuh-oh-myuhn
geonneoomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
건너오고 있어요
guhn-nuh-oh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geonneoogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
건너오고 싶어요
guhn-nuh-oh-goh shee-puh-yoh
geonneoogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
건너올 수 있어요
guhn-nuh-ohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geonneool su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
건너와서
guhn-nuh-wah-suh
geonneowaseo
Noun form — (기)
건너오기
guhn-nuh-oh-gee
geonneoogi
Noun form — (음)
건너옴
guhn-nuh-ohm
geonneoom