놓아
noh-ah
noa
regular
놓다
To say to lay, put, set, place politely in the present tense, use 놓아요 (noh-ah-yoh) · noayo. Below is the full conjugation of 놓다 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 | 놓아요 noh-ah-yoh noayo | 놓습니다 noh-sseum-nee-dah nosseumnida | |
| Past | 놓았어 noh-ah-ssuh noasseo | 놓았어요 noh-ah-ssuh-yoh noasseoyo | 놓았습니다 noh-ah-sseum-nee-dah noasseumnida |
| Future | 놓을 거야 noh-eul guh-yah noeul geoya | 놓을 거예요 noh-eul guh-yae-yoh noeul geoyeyo | 놓을 겁니다 noh-eul guhm-nee-dah noeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
놓으세요
noh-eu-sae-yoh
noeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
놓아요
noh-ah-yoh
noayo
Question Polite (요)
놓아요?
noh-ah-yoh-?
noayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
놓고
noh-koh
noko
Conditional "if" — (면)
놓으면
noh-eu-myuhn
noeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
놓고 있어요
noh-koh ee-ssuh-yoh
noko isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
놓고 싶어요
noh-koh shee-puh-yoh
noko sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
놓을 수 있어요
noh-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
noeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
놓아서
noh-ah-suh
noaseo
Noun form — (기)
놓기
noh-kee
noki
Noun form — (음)
놓음
noh-eum
noeum