나아져
nah-ah-chyuh
naajyeo
regular
나아지다
To say to improve, to get better politely in the present tense, use 나아져요 (nah-ah-chyuh-yoh) · naajyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 나아지다 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 | 나아져요 nah-ah-chyuh-yoh naajyeoyo | 나아집니다 nah-ah-cheem-nee-dah naajimnida | |
| Past | 나아졌어 nah-ah-chyuh-ssuh naajyeosseo | 나아졌어요 nah-ah-chyuh-ssuh-yoh naajyeosseoyo | 나아졌습니다 nah-ah-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah naajyeosseumnida |
| Future | 나아질 거야 nah-ah-cheel guh-yah naajil geoya | 나아질 거예요 nah-ah-cheel guh-yae-yoh naajil geoyeyo | 나아질 겁니다 nah-ah-cheel guhm-nee-dah naajil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
나아지세요
nah-ah-chee-sae-yoh
naajiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
나아져요
nah-ah-chyuh-yoh
naajyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
나아져요?
nah-ah-chyuh-yoh-?
naajyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
나아지고
nah-ah-chee-goh
naajigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
나아지면
nah-ah-chee-myuhn
naajimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
나아지고 있어요
nah-ah-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
naajigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
나아지고 싶어요
nah-ah-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
naajigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
나아질 수 있어요
nah-ah-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
naajil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
나아져서
nah-ah-chyuh-suh
naajyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
나아지기
nah-ah-chee-gee
naajigi
Noun form — (음)
나아짐
nah-ah-cheem
naajim