살아남아
sah-rah-nah-mah
saranama
regular
살아남다
To say to survive (after a hardship) politely in the present tense, use 살아남아요 (sah-rah-nah-mah-yoh) · saranamayo. Below is the full conjugation of 살아남다 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 | 살아남아요 sah-rah-nah-mah-yoh saranamayo | 살아남습니다 sah-rah-nahm-seum-nee-dah saranamseumnida | |
| Past | 살아남았어 sah-rah-nah-mah-ssuh saranamasseo | 살아남았어요 sah-rah-nah-mah-ssuh-yoh saranamasseoyo | 살아남았습니다 sah-rah-nah-mah-sseum-nee-dah saranamasseumnida |
| Future | 살아남을 거야 sah-rah-nah-meul guh-yah saranameul geoya | 살아남을 거예요 sah-rah-nah-meul guh-yae-yoh saranameul geoyeyo | 살아남을 겁니다 sah-rah-nah-meul guhm-nee-dah saranameul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
살아남으세요
sah-rah-nah-meu-sae-yoh
saranameuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
살아남아요
sah-rah-nah-mah-yoh
saranamayo
Question Polite (요)
살아남아요?
sah-rah-nah-mah-yoh-?
saranamayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
살아남고
sah-rah-nahm-goh
saranamgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
살아남으면
sah-rah-nah-meu-myuhn
saranameumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
살아남고 있어요
sah-rah-nahm-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
saranamgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
살아남고 싶어요
sah-rah-nahm-goh shee-puh-yoh
saranamgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
살아남을 수 있어요
sah-rah-nah-meul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
saranameul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
살아남아서
sah-rah-nah-mah-suh
saranamaseo
Noun form — (기)
살아남기
sah-rah-nahm-gee
saranamgi
Noun form — (음)
살아남음
sah-rah-nah-meum
saranameum