Verbs · Regular

앉다 conjugation

to sit · anda · sounds like [안따]

Short answer: “To sit” in Korean is 앉다 (anda). Polite present: 앉아요 (anjayo); past: 앉았어요 (anjasseoyo); future: 앉을 거예요. It is regular.

Present앉아요[안자요] · anjayo
Past앉았어요[안자써요] · anjasseoyo
Future앉을 거예요[안즐 꺼예요] · anjeul geoyeyo
Negative안 앉아요[안 안자요] · an anjayo

Opposite: 서다 — to stand

앉다 in sentences

여기 앉으세요.Please sit here.
창가에 앉고 싶어요.I want to sit by the window.

All forms of 앉다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-아/어요	앉아요	[안자요]	anjayo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	앉습니다	[안씀니다]	anseumnida
casual-아/어	앉아	[안자]	anja
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	앉는다	[안는다]	anneunda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	앉습니까?	[안씀니까]	anseumnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	앉고 있어요	[안꼬 이써요]	ango isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	앉았어요	[안자써요]	anjasseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	앉았습니다	[안잗씀니다]	anjatseumnida
casual-았/었어	앉았어	[안자써]	anjasseo
plain (written)-았/었다	앉았다	[안잗따]	anjatda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	앉을 거예요	[안즐 꺼예요]	anjeul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	앉을 겁니다	[안즐 껌니다]	anjeul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	앉을 거야	[안즐 꺼야]	anjeul geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	앉겠습니다	[안껟씀니다]	angetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 앉아요	[안 안자요]	an anjayo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 앉았어요	[안 안자써요]	an anjasseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	앉지 않아요	[안찌 아나요]	anji anayo
cannot못 …	못 앉아요	[몯 안자요]	mot anjayo

Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
honorific — present-(으)세요	앉으세요	[안즈세요]	anjeuseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	앉으셨어요	[안즈셔써요]	anjeusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	앉으십니다	[안즈심니다]	anjeusimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	앉으세요	[안즈세요]	anjeuseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	앉아 주세요	[안자 주세요]	anja juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	앉지 마세요	[안찌 마세요]	anji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	앉읍시다	[안즙씨다]	anjeupsida
let’s … (casual)-자	앉자	[안짜]	anja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	앉아라	[안자라]	anjara

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	앉고	[안꼬]	ango
… so / and then-아/어서	앉아서	[안자서]	anjaseo
if …-(으)면	앉으면	[안즈면]	anjeumyeon
… but-지만	앉지만	[안찌만]	anjiman
because …-(으)니까	앉으니까	[안즈니까]	anjeunikka
… and / but (background)-는데	앉는데	[안는데]	anneunde
even if …-아/어도	앉아도	[안자도]	anjado
while …-(으)면서	앉으면서	[안즈면서]	anjeumyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	앉으려고	[안즈려고]	anjeuryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	앉으러	[안즈러]	anjeureo
before …-기 전에	앉기 전에	[안끼 저네]	angi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	앉은 후에	[안즌 후에]	anjeun hue

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that) … now-는	앉는	[안는]	anneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	앉은	[안즌]	anjeun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	앉을	[안즐]	anjeul

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	앉고 싶어요	[안꼬 시퍼요]	ango sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	앉을 수 있어요	[안즐 쑤 이써요]	anjeul su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	앉을 수 없어요	[안즐 쑤 업써요]	anjeul su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	앉아야 해요	[안자야 해요]	anjaya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	앉아도 돼요	[안자도 돼요]	anjado dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	앉으면 안 돼요	[안즈면 안 돼요]	anjeumyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	앉기	[안끼]	angi

How 앉다 changes

앉 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 앉아요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 앉으면, 앉을. 앉다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “sit” in Korean?

“To sit” is 앉다 (anda), pronounced [안따]. In a sentence: 여기 앉으세요. — Please sit here.

What is the past tense of 앉다?

앉았어요 (anjasseoyo) is the polite past tense of 앉다 (“to sit”). Formal: 앉았습니다; casual: 앉았어.

How do you say 앉다 politely?

Everyday polite: 앉아요 (anjayo). Formal: 앉습니다. Casual, with close friends: 앉아.

How do you say “I want to sit” in Korean?

앉고 싶어요 (ango sipeoyo), pronounced [안꼬 시퍼요].

Is 앉다 irregular?

No. 앉 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 앉아요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 앉으면, 앉을. 앉다 is regular.

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Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check