지나
chee-nah
jina
regular
지나다
To say to pass (by, beyond, through politely in the present tense, use 지나요 (chee-nah-yoh) · jinayo. Below is the full conjugation of 지나다 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 | 지나요 chee-nah-yoh jinayo | 지납니다 chee-nahm-nee-dah jinamnida | |
| Past | 지났어 chee-nah-ssuh jinasseo | 지났어요 chee-nah-ssuh-yoh jinasseoyo | 지났습니다 chee-nah-sseum-nee-dah jinasseumnida |
| Future | 지날 거야 chee-nahl guh-yah jinal geoya | 지날 거예요 chee-nahl guh-yae-yoh jinal geoyeyo | 지날 겁니다 chee-nahl guhm-nee-dah jinal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
지나세요
chee-nah-sae-yoh
jinaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
지나요
chee-nah-yoh
jinayo
Question Polite (요)
지나요?
chee-nah-yoh-?
jinayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
지나고
chee-nah-goh
jinago
Conditional "if" — (면)
지나면
chee-nah-myuhn
jinamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
지나고 있어요
chee-nah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jinago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
지나고 싶어요
chee-nah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jinago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
지날 수 있어요
chee-nahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jinal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
지나서
chee-nah-suh
jinaseo
Noun form — (기)
지나기
chee-nah-gee
jinagi
Noun form — (음)
지남
chee-nahm
jinam