나아가
nah-ah-gah
naaga
regular
나아가다
To say to go forward politely in the present tense, use 나아가요 (nah-ah-gah-yoh) · naagayo. Below is the full conjugation of 나아가다 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 | 나아가요 nah-ah-gah-yoh naagayo | 나아갑니다 nah-ah-gahm-nee-dah naagamnida | |
| Past | 나아갔어 nah-ah-gah-ssuh naagasseo | 나아갔어요 nah-ah-gah-ssuh-yoh naagasseoyo | 나아갔습니다 nah-ah-gah-sseum-nee-dah naagasseumnida |
| Future | 나아갈 거야 nah-ah-gahl guh-yah naagal geoya | 나아갈 거예요 nah-ah-gahl guh-yae-yoh naagal geoyeyo | 나아갈 겁니다 nah-ah-gahl guhm-nee-dah naagal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
나아가세요
nah-ah-gah-sae-yoh
naagaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
나아가요
nah-ah-gah-yoh
naagayo
Question Polite (요)
나아가요?
nah-ah-gah-yoh-?
naagayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
나아가고
nah-ah-gah-goh
naagago
Conditional "if" — (면)
나아가면
nah-ah-gah-myuhn
naagamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
나아가고 있어요
nah-ah-gah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
naagago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
나아가고 싶어요
nah-ah-gah-goh shee-puh-yoh
naagago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
나아갈 수 있어요
nah-ah-gahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
naagal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
나아가서
nah-ah-gah-suh
naagaseo
Noun form — (기)
나아가기
nah-ah-gah-gee
naagagi
Noun form — (음)
나아감
nah-ah-gahm
naagam