낡아
nahl-ah
naa
regular
낡다
To say to become worn out, old politely in the present tense, use 낡아요 (nahl-ah-yoh) · naayo. Below is the full conjugation of 낡다 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 | 낡아요 nahl-ah-yoh naayo | 낡습니다 nahl-seum-nee-dah naseumnida | |
| Past | 낡았어 nahl-ah-ssuh naasseo | 낡았어요 nahl-ah-ssuh-yoh naasseoyo | 낡았습니다 nahl-ah-sseum-nee-dah naasseumnida |
| Future | 낡을 거야 nahl-eul guh-yah naeul geoya | 낡을 거예요 nahl-eul guh-yae-yoh naeul geoyeyo | 낡을 겁니다 nahl-eul guhm-nee-dah naeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
낡으세요
nahl-eu-sae-yoh
naeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
낡아요
nahl-ah-yoh
naayo
Question Polite (요)
낡아요?
nahl-ah-yoh-?
naayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
낡고
nahl-goh
nago
Conditional "if" — (면)
낡으면
nahl-eu-myuhn
naeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
낡고 있어요
nahl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
nago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
낡고 싶어요
nahl-goh shee-puh-yoh
nago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
낡을 수 있어요
nahl-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
naeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
낡아서
nahl-ah-suh
naaseo
Noun form — (기)
낡기
nahl-gee
nagi
Noun form — (음)
낡음
nahl-eum
naeum