깨어나
ggae-uh-nah
kkaeeona
regular
깨어나다
To say to awaken, to wake up politely in the present tense, use 깨어나요 (ggae-uh-nah-yoh) · kkaeeonayo. Below is the full conjugation of 깨어나다 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 | 깨어나요 ggae-uh-nah-yoh kkaeeonayo | 깨어납니다 ggae-uh-nahm-nee-dah kkaeeonamnida | |
| Past | 깨어났어 ggae-uh-nah-ssuh kkaeeonasseo | 깨어났어요 ggae-uh-nah-ssuh-yoh kkaeeonasseoyo | 깨어났습니다 ggae-uh-nah-sseum-nee-dah kkaeeonasseumnida |
| Future | 깨어날 거야 ggae-uh-nahl guh-yah kkaeeonal geoya | 깨어날 거예요 ggae-uh-nahl guh-yae-yoh kkaeeonal geoyeyo | 깨어날 겁니다 ggae-uh-nahl guhm-nee-dah kkaeeonal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
깨어나세요
ggae-uh-nah-sae-yoh
kkaeeonaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
깨어나요
ggae-uh-nah-yoh
kkaeeonayo
Question Polite (요)
깨어나요?
ggae-uh-nah-yoh-?
kkaeeonayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
깨어나고
ggae-uh-nah-goh
kkaeeonago
Conditional "if" — (면)
깨어나면
ggae-uh-nah-myuhn
kkaeeonamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
깨어나고 있어요
ggae-uh-nah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkaeeonago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
깨어나고 싶어요
ggae-uh-nah-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkaeeonago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
깨어날 수 있어요
ggae-uh-nahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkaeeonal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
깨어나서
ggae-uh-nah-suh
kkaeeonaseo
Noun form — (기)
깨어나기
ggae-uh-nah-gee
kkaeeonagi
Noun form — (음)
깨어남
ggae-uh-nahm
kkaeeonam