내려가
nae-ryuh-gah
naeryeoga
regular
내려가다
To say to go down (e.g. a street) politely in the present tense, use 내려가요 (nae-ryuh-gah-yoh) · naeryeogayo. Below is the full conjugation of 내려가다 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 | 내려가요 nae-ryuh-gah-yoh naeryeogayo | 내려갑니다 nae-ryuh-gahm-nee-dah naeryeogamnida | |
| Past | 내려갔어 nae-ryuh-gah-ssuh naeryeogasseo | 내려갔어요 nae-ryuh-gah-ssuh-yoh naeryeogasseoyo | 내려갔습니다 nae-ryuh-gah-sseum-nee-dah naeryeogasseumnida |
| Future | 내려갈 거야 nae-ryuh-gahl guh-yah naeryeogal geoya | 내려갈 거예요 nae-ryuh-gahl guh-yae-yoh naeryeogal geoyeyo | 내려갈 겁니다 nae-ryuh-gahl guhm-nee-dah naeryeogal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
내려가세요
nae-ryuh-gah-sae-yoh
naeryeogaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
내려가요
nae-ryuh-gah-yoh
naeryeogayo
Question Polite (요)
내려가요?
nae-ryuh-gah-yoh-?
naeryeogayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
내려가고
nae-ryuh-gah-goh
naeryeogago
Conditional "if" — (면)
내려가면
nae-ryuh-gah-myuhn
naeryeogamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
내려가고 있어요
nae-ryuh-gah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
naeryeogago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
내려가고 싶어요
nae-ryuh-gah-goh shee-puh-yoh
naeryeogago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
내려갈 수 있어요
nae-ryuh-gahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
naeryeogal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
내려가서
nae-ryuh-gah-suh
naeryeogaseo
Noun form — (기)
내려가기
nae-ryuh-gah-gee
naeryeogagi
Noun form — (음)
내려감
nae-ryuh-gahm
naeryeogam