나가
nah-gah
naga
regular
나가다
To say to go out politely in the present tense, use 나가요 (nah-gah-yoh) · nagayo. Below is the full conjugation of 나가다 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 | 나가요 nah-gah-yoh nagayo | 나갑니다 nah-gahm-nee-dah nagamnida | |
| Past | 나갔어 nah-gah-ssuh nagasseo | 나갔어요 nah-gah-ssuh-yoh nagasseoyo | 나갔습니다 nah-gah-sseum-nee-dah nagasseumnida |
| Future | 나갈 거야 nah-gahl guh-yah nagal geoya | 나갈 거예요 nah-gahl guh-yae-yoh nagal geoyeyo | 나갈 겁니다 nah-gahl guhm-nee-dah nagal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
나가세요
nah-gah-sae-yoh
nagaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
나가요
nah-gah-yoh
nagayo
Question Polite (요)
나가요?
nah-gah-yoh-?
nagayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
나가고
nah-gah-goh
nagago
Conditional "if" — (면)
나가면
nah-gah-myuhn
nagamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
나가고 있어요
nah-gah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
nagago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
나가고 싶어요
nah-gah-goh shee-puh-yoh
nagago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
나갈 수 있어요
nah-gahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
nagal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
나가서
nah-gah-suh
nagaseo
Noun form — (기)
나가기
nah-gah-gee
nagagi
Noun form — (음)
나감
nah-gahm
nagam