생각나
saeng-gahng-nah
saenggangna
regular
생각나다
To say to occur to someone, to come to mind politely in the present tense, use 생각나요 (saeng-gahng-nah-yoh) · saenggangnayo. Below is the full conjugation of 생각나다 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 | 생각나요 saeng-gahng-nah-yoh saenggangnayo | 생각납니다 saeng-gahng-nahm-nee-dah saenggangnamnida | |
| Past | 생각났어 saeng-gahng-nah-ssuh saenggangnasseo | 생각났어요 saeng-gahng-nah-ssuh-yoh saenggangnasseoyo | 생각났습니다 saeng-gahng-nah-sseum-nee-dah saenggangnasseumnida |
| Future | 생각날 거야 saeng-gahng-nahl guh-yah saenggangnal geoya | 생각날 거예요 saeng-gahng-nahl guh-yae-yoh saenggangnal geoyeyo | 생각날 겁니다 saeng-gahng-nahl guhm-nee-dah saenggangnal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
생각나세요
saeng-gahng-nah-sae-yoh
saenggangnaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
생각나요
saeng-gahng-nah-yoh
saenggangnayo
Question Polite (요)
생각나요?
saeng-gahng-nah-yoh-?
saenggangnayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
생각나고
saeng-gahng-nah-goh
saenggangnago
Conditional "if" — (면)
생각나면
saeng-gahng-nah-myuhn
saenggangnamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
생각나고 있어요
saeng-gahng-nah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
saenggangnago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
생각나고 싶어요
saeng-gahng-nah-goh shee-puh-yoh
saenggangnago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
생각날 수 있어요
saeng-gahng-nahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
saenggangnal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
생각나서
saeng-gahng-nah-suh
saenggangnaseo
Noun form — (기)
생각나기
saeng-gahng-nah-gee
saenggangnagi
Noun form — (음)
생각남
saeng-gahng-nahm
saenggangnam