낳아
nah-ah
naa
regular
낳다
To say to lay, to give birth to politely in the present tense, use 낳아요 (nah-ah-yoh) · naayo. Below is the full conjugation of 낳다 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 | 낳아요 nah-ah-yoh naayo | 낳습니다 nah-sseum-nee-dah nasseumnida | |
| Past | 낳았어 nah-ah-ssuh naasseo | 낳았어요 nah-ah-ssuh-yoh naasseoyo | 낳았습니다 nah-ah-sseum-nee-dah naasseumnida |
| Future | 낳을 거야 nah-eul guh-yah naeul geoya | 낳을 거예요 nah-eul guh-yae-yoh naeul geoyeyo | 낳을 겁니다 nah-eul guhm-nee-dah naeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
낳으세요
nah-eu-sae-yoh
naeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
낳아요
nah-ah-yoh
naayo
Question Polite (요)
낳아요?
nah-ah-yoh-?
naayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
낳고
nah-koh
nako
Conditional "if" — (면)
낳으면
nah-eu-myuhn
naeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
낳고 있어요
nah-koh ee-ssuh-yoh
nako isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
낳고 싶어요
nah-koh shee-puh-yoh
nako sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
낳을 수 있어요
nah-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
naeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
낳아서
nah-ah-suh
naaseo
Noun form — (기)
낳기
nah-kee
naki
Noun form — (음)
낳음
nah-eum
naeum