나눠
nah-nwuh
nanwo
regular
나누다
To say to divide (into pieces) politely in the present tense, use 나눠요 (nah-nwuh-yoh) · nanwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 나누다 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 | 나눠요 nah-nwuh-yoh nanwoyo | 나눕니다 nah-noom-nee-dah nanumnida | |
| Past | 나눴어 nah-nwuh-ssuh nanwosseo | 나눴어요 nah-nwuh-ssuh-yoh nanwosseoyo | 나눴습니다 nah-nwuh-sseum-nee-dah nanwosseumnida |
| Future | 나눌 거야 nah-nool guh-yah nanul geoya | 나눌 거예요 nah-nool guh-yae-yoh nanul geoyeyo | 나눌 겁니다 nah-nool guhm-nee-dah nanul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
나누세요
nah-noo-sae-yoh
nanuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
나눠요
nah-nwuh-yoh
nanwoyo
Question Polite (요)
나눠요?
nah-nwuh-yoh-?
nanwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
나누고
nah-noo-goh
nanugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
나누면
nah-noo-myuhn
nanumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
나누고 있어요
nah-noo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
nanugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
나누고 싶어요
nah-noo-goh shee-puh-yoh
nanugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
나눌 수 있어요
nah-nool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
nanul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
나눠서
nah-nwuh-suh
nanwoseo
Noun form — (기)
나누기
nah-noo-gee
nanugi
Noun form — (음)
나눔
nah-noom
nanum