넘어
nuh-muh
neomeo
regular
넘다
To say to exceed, to surpass, to go beyond politely in the present tense, use 넘어요 (nuh-muh-yoh) · neomeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 넘다 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 | 넘어요 nuh-muh-yoh neomeoyo | 넘습니다 nuhm-seum-nee-dah neomseumnida | |
| Past | 넘었어 nuh-muh-ssuh neomeosseo | 넘었어요 nuh-muh-ssuh-yoh neomeosseoyo | 넘었습니다 nuh-muh-sseum-nee-dah neomeosseumnida |
| Future | 넘을 거야 nuh-meul guh-yah neomeul geoya | 넘을 거예요 nuh-meul guh-yae-yoh neomeul geoyeyo | 넘을 겁니다 nuh-meul guhm-nee-dah neomeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
넘으세요
nuh-meu-sae-yoh
neomeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
넘어요
nuh-muh-yoh
neomeoyo
Question Polite (요)
넘어요?
nuh-muh-yoh-?
neomeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
넘고
nuhm-goh
neomgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
넘으면
nuh-meu-myuhn
neomeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
넘고 있어요
nuhm-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
neomgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
넘고 싶어요
nuhm-goh shee-puh-yoh
neomgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
넘을 수 있어요
nuh-meul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
neomeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
넘어서
nuh-muh-suh
neomeoseo
Noun form — (기)
넘기
nuhm-gee
neomgi
Noun form — (음)
넘음
nuh-meum
neomeum