넘어져
nuh-muh-chyuh
neomeojyeo
regular
넘어지다
To say to fall, to trip, to stumble politely in the present tense, use 넘어져요 (nuh-muh-chyuh-yoh) · neomeojyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 넘어지다 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 | 넘어져요 nuh-muh-chyuh-yoh neomeojyeoyo | 넘어집니다 nuh-muh-cheem-nee-dah neomeojimnida | |
| Past | 넘어졌어 nuh-muh-chyuh-ssuh neomeojyeosseo | 넘어졌어요 nuh-muh-chyuh-ssuh-yoh neomeojyeosseoyo | 넘어졌습니다 nuh-muh-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah neomeojyeosseumnida |
| Future | 넘어질 거야 nuh-muh-cheel guh-yah neomeojil geoya | 넘어질 거예요 nuh-muh-cheel guh-yae-yoh neomeojil geoyeyo | 넘어질 겁니다 nuh-muh-cheel guhm-nee-dah neomeojil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
넘어지세요
nuh-muh-chee-sae-yoh
neomeojiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
넘어져요
nuh-muh-chyuh-yoh
neomeojyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
넘어져요?
nuh-muh-chyuh-yoh-?
neomeojyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
넘어지고
nuh-muh-chee-goh
neomeojigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
넘어지면
nuh-muh-chee-myuhn
neomeojimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
넘어지고 있어요
nuh-muh-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
neomeojigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
넘어지고 싶어요
nuh-muh-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
neomeojigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
넘어질 수 있어요
nuh-muh-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
neomeojil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
넘어져서
nuh-muh-chyuh-suh
neomeojyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
넘어지기
nuh-muh-chee-gee
neomeojigi
Noun form — (음)
넘어짐
nuh-muh-cheem
neomeojim