나타내
nah-tah-nae
natanae
regular
나타내다
To say to indicate, represent, show politely in the present tense, use 나타내요 (nah-tah-nae-yoh) · natanaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 나타내다 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 | 나타내요 nah-tah-nae-yoh natanaeyo | 나타냅니다 nah-tah-naem-nee-dah natanaemnida | |
| Past | 나타냈어 nah-tah-nae-ssuh natanaesseo | 나타냈어요 nah-tah-nae-ssuh-yoh natanaesseoyo | 나타냈습니다 nah-tah-nae-sseum-nee-dah natanaesseumnida |
| Future | 나타낼 거야 nah-tah-nael guh-yah natanael geoya | 나타낼 거예요 nah-tah-nael guh-yae-yoh natanael geoyeyo | 나타낼 겁니다 nah-tah-nael guhm-nee-dah natanael geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
나타내세요
nah-tah-nae-sae-yoh
natanaeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
나타내요
nah-tah-nae-yoh
natanaeyo
Question Polite (요)
나타내요?
nah-tah-nae-yoh-?
natanaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
나타내고
nah-tah-nae-goh
natanaego
Conditional "if" — (면)
나타내면
nah-tah-nae-myuhn
natanaemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
나타내고 있어요
nah-tah-nae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
natanaego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
나타내고 싶어요
nah-tah-nae-goh shee-puh-yoh
natanaego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
나타낼 수 있어요
nah-tah-nael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
natanael su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
나타내서
nah-tah-nae-suh
natanaeseo
Noun form — (기)
나타내기
nah-tah-nae-gee
natanaegi
Noun form — (음)
나타냄
nah-tah-naem
natanaem