떠나
ttuh-nah
tteona
regular
떠나다
To say to leave politely in the present tense, use 떠나요 (ttuh-nah-yoh) · tteonayo. Below is the full conjugation of 떠나다 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 | 떠나요 ttuh-nah-yoh tteonayo | 떠납니다 ttuh-nahm-nee-dah tteonamnida | |
| Past | 떠났어 ttuh-nah-ssuh tteonasseo | 떠났어요 ttuh-nah-ssuh-yoh tteonasseoyo | 떠났습니다 ttuh-nah-sseum-nee-dah tteonasseumnida |
| Future | 떠날 거야 ttuh-nahl guh-yah tteonal geoya | 떠날 거예요 ttuh-nahl guh-yae-yoh tteonal geoyeyo | 떠날 겁니다 ttuh-nahl guhm-nee-dah tteonal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
떠나세요
ttuh-nah-sae-yoh
tteonaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
떠나요
ttuh-nah-yoh
tteonayo
Question Polite (요)
떠나요?
ttuh-nah-yoh-?
tteonayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
떠나고
ttuh-nah-goh
tteonago
Conditional "if" — (면)
떠나면
ttuh-nah-myuhn
tteonamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
떠나고 있어요
ttuh-nah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
tteonago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
떠나고 싶어요
ttuh-nah-goh shee-puh-yoh
tteonago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
떠날 수 있어요
ttuh-nahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
tteonal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
떠나서
ttuh-nah-suh
tteonaseo
Noun form — (기)
떠나기
ttuh-nah-gee
tteonagi
Noun form — (음)
떠남
ttuh-nahm
tteonam