나아
nah-ah
naa
낫다
To say to recover, to be better politely in the present tense, use 나아요 (nah-ah-yoh) · naayo. Below is the full conjugation of 낫다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅅ irregular): ㅅ-irregular verbs end in 다 with a ㅅ final consonant. Before a vowel suffix the ㅅ drops entirely, leaving no consonant. 짓다 (to build) becomes 지어요 — NOT *짓어요. Before consonants the ㅅ remains: 짓고, 짓지. Several ㅅ-final verbs are regular (e.g. 씻다, 벗다), so this must be learnt word by word. See all ㅅ-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 나아요 nah-ah-yoh naayo | 낫습니다 naht-seum-nee-dah natseumnida | |
| Past | 나았어 nah-ah-ssuh naasseo | 나았어요 nah-ah-ssuh-yoh naasseoyo | 나았습니다 nah-ah-sseum-nee-dah naasseumnida |
| Future | 나을 거야 nah-eul guh-yah naeul geoya | 나을 거예요 nah-eul guh-yae-yoh naeul geoyeyo | 나을 겁니다 nah-eul guhm-nee-dah naeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
나으세요
nah-eu-sae-yoh
naeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
나아요
nah-ah-yoh
naayo
Question Polite (요)
나아요?
nah-ah-yoh-?
naayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
낫고
naht-goh
natgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
나으면
nah-eu-myuhn
naeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
낫고 있어요
naht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
natgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
낫고 싶어요
naht-goh shee-puh-yoh
natgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
나을 수 있어요
nah-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
naeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
나아서
nah-ah-suh
naaseo
Noun form — (기)
낫기
naht-gee
natgi
Noun form — (음)
나음
nah-eum
naeum