낳아
nah-ah
regular
To say to lay, to give birth to politely in the present tense, use 낳아요 (nah-ah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 낳다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 낳아요 nah-ah-yoh | 낳습니다 nah-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 낳았어 nah-ah-ssuh | 낳았어요 nah-ah-ssuh-yoh | 낳았습니다 nah-ah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 낳을 거야 nah-eul- -guh-yah | 낳을 거예요 nah-eul- -guh-yae-yoh | 낳을 겁니다 nah-eul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
낳으세요
nah-eu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
낳아요
nah-ah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
낳아요?
nah-ah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
낳고
nah-koh
Conditional “if” — (면)
낳으면
nah-eu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
낳음
nah-eum