나
nah
na
regular
나다
To say to be born politely in the present tense, use 나요 (nah-yoh) · nayo. Below is the full conjugation of 나다 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 | 나요 nah-yoh nayo | 납니다 nahm-nee-dah namnida | |
| Past | 났어 nah-ssuh nasseo | 났어요 nah-ssuh-yoh nasseoyo | 났습니다 nah-sseum-nee-dah nasseumnida |
| Future | 날 거야 nahl guh-yah nal geoya | 날 거예요 nahl guh-yae-yoh nal geoyeyo | 날 겁니다 nahl guhm-nee-dah nal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
나세요
nah-sae-yoh
naseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
나요
nah-yoh
nayo
Question Polite (요)
나요?
nah-yoh-?
nayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
나고
nah-goh
nago
Conditional "if" — (면)
나면
nah-myuhn
namyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
나고 있어요
nah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
nago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
나고 싶어요
nah-goh shee-puh-yoh
nago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
날 수 있어요
nahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
nal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
나서
nah-suh
naseo
Noun form — (기)
나기
nah-gee
nagi
Noun form — (음)
남
nahm
nam