기억나
gee-uhng-nah
gieongna
regular
기억나다
To say to recall politely in the present tense, use 기억나요 (gee-uhng-nah-yoh) · gieongnayo. Below is the full conjugation of 기억나다 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 | 기억나요 gee-uhng-nah-yoh gieongnayo | 기억납니다 gee-uhng-nahm-nee-dah gieongnamnida | |
| Past | 기억났어 gee-uhng-nah-ssuh gieongnasseo | 기억났어요 gee-uhng-nah-ssuh-yoh gieongnasseoyo | 기억났습니다 gee-uhng-nah-sseum-nee-dah gieongnasseumnida |
| Future | 기억날 거야 gee-uhng-nahl guh-yah gieongnal geoya | 기억날 거예요 gee-uhng-nahl guh-yae-yoh gieongnal geoyeyo | 기억날 겁니다 gee-uhng-nahl guhm-nee-dah gieongnal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
기억나세요
gee-uhng-nah-sae-yoh
gieongnaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
기억나요
gee-uhng-nah-yoh
gieongnayo
Question Polite (요)
기억나요?
gee-uhng-nah-yoh-?
gieongnayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
기억나고
gee-uhng-nah-goh
gieongnago
Conditional "if" — (면)
기억나면
gee-uhng-nah-myuhn
gieongnamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
기억나고 있어요
gee-uhng-nah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gieongnago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
기억나고 싶어요
gee-uhng-nah-goh shee-puh-yoh
gieongnago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
기억날 수 있어요
gee-uhng-nahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gieongnal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
기억나서
gee-uhng-nah-suh
gieongnaseo
Noun form — (기)
기억나기
gee-uhng-nah-gee
gieongnagi
Noun form — (음)
기억남
gee-uhng-nahm
gieongnam