고장나
goh-chahng-nah
gojangna
regular
고장나다
To say to be/become broken politely in the present tense, use 고장나요 (goh-chahng-nah-yoh) · gojangnayo. Below is the full conjugation of 고장나다 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 | 고장나요 goh-chahng-nah-yoh gojangnayo | 고장납니다 goh-chahng-nahm-nee-dah gojangnamnida | |
| Past | 고장났어 goh-chahng-nah-ssuh gojangnasseo | 고장났어요 goh-chahng-nah-ssuh-yoh gojangnasseoyo | 고장났습니다 goh-chahng-nah-sseum-nee-dah gojangnasseumnida |
| Future | 고장날 거야 goh-chahng-nahl guh-yah gojangnal geoya | 고장날 거예요 goh-chahng-nahl guh-yae-yoh gojangnal geoyeyo | 고장날 겁니다 goh-chahng-nahl guhm-nee-dah gojangnal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
고장나세요
goh-chahng-nah-sae-yoh
gojangnaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
고장나요
goh-chahng-nah-yoh
gojangnayo
Question Polite (요)
고장나요?
goh-chahng-nah-yoh-?
gojangnayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
고장나고
goh-chahng-nah-goh
gojangnago
Conditional "if" — (면)
고장나면
goh-chahng-nah-myuhn
gojangnamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
고장나고 있어요
goh-chahng-nah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gojangnago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
고장나고 싶어요
goh-chahng-nah-goh shee-puh-yoh
gojangnago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
고장날 수 있어요
goh-chahng-nahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gojangnal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
고장나서
goh-chahng-nah-suh
gojangnaseo
Noun form — (기)
고장나기
goh-chahng-nah-gee
gojangnagi
Noun form — (음)
고장남
goh-chahng-nahm
gojangnam