일어나
ee-ruh-nah
ireona
regular
일어나다
To say to arise, get up politely in the present tense, use 일어나요 (ee-ruh-nah-yoh) · ireonayo. Below is the full conjugation of 일어나다 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 | 일어나요 ee-ruh-nah-yoh ireonayo | 일어납니다 ee-ruh-nahm-nee-dah ireonamnida | |
| Past | 일어났어 ee-ruh-nah-ssuh ireonasseo | 일어났어요 ee-ruh-nah-ssuh-yoh ireonasseoyo | 일어났습니다 ee-ruh-nah-sseum-nee-dah ireonasseumnida |
| Future | 일어날 거야 ee-ruh-nahl guh-yah ireonal geoya | 일어날 거예요 ee-ruh-nahl guh-yae-yoh ireonal geoyeyo | 일어날 겁니다 ee-ruh-nahl guhm-nee-dah ireonal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
일어나세요
ee-ruh-nah-sae-yoh
ireonaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
일어나요
ee-ruh-nah-yoh
ireonayo
Question Polite (요)
일어나요?
ee-ruh-nah-yoh-?
ireonayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
일어나고
ee-ruh-nah-goh
ireonago
Conditional "if" — (면)
일어나면
ee-ruh-nah-myuhn
ireonamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
일어나고 있어요
ee-ruh-nah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ireonago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
일어나고 싶어요
ee-ruh-nah-goh shee-puh-yoh
ireonago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
일어날 수 있어요
ee-ruh-nahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ireonal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
일어나서
ee-ruh-nah-suh
ireonaseo
Noun form — (기)
일어나기
ee-ruh-nah-gee
ireonagi
Noun form — (음)
일어남
ee-ruh-nahm
ireonam