Verbs · Regular

들어가다 conjugation

to go in; to enter · deureogada · sounds like [드러가다]

Short answer: “To go in” in Korean is 들어가다 (deureogada), which also means to enter. Polite present: 들어가요 (deureogayo); past: 들어갔어요 (deureogasseoyo); future: 들어갈 거예요. It is regular.

Present들어가요[드러가요] · deureogayo
Past들어갔어요[드러가써요] · deureogasseoyo
Future들어갈 거예요[드러갈 꺼예요] · deureogal geoyeyo
Negative안 들어가요[안 드러가요] · an deureogayo

Opposite: 나가다 — to go out

들어가다 in sentences

먼저 들어가세요.Please go in first.
방에 들어갔어요.I went into the room.

All forms of 들어가다

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	들어가요	[드러가요]	deureogayo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	들어갑니다	[드러감니다]	deureogamnida
casual-아/어	들어가	[드러가]	deureoga
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	들어간다	[드러간다]	deureoganda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	들어갑니까?	[드러감니까]	deureogamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	들어가고 있어요	[드러가고 이써요]	deureogago isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	들어갔어요	[드러가써요]	deureogasseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	들어갔습니다	[드러갇씀니다]	deureogatseumnida
casual-았/었어	들어갔어	[드러가써]	deureogasseo
plain (written)-았/었다	들어갔다	[드러갇따]	deureogatda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	들어갈 거예요	[드러갈 꺼예요]	deureogal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	들어갈 겁니다	[드러갈 껌니다]	deureogal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	들어갈 거야	[드러갈 꺼야]	deureogal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	들어가겠습니다	[드러가겓씀니다]	deureogagetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 들어가요	[안 드러가요]	an deureogayo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 들어갔어요	[안 드러가써요]	an deureogasseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	들어가지 않아요	[드러가지 아나요]	deureogaji anayo
cannot못 …	못 들어가요	[몯 뜨러가요]	mot deureogayo

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	들어가세요	[드러가세요]	deureogaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	들어가셨어요	[드러가셔써요]	deureogasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	들어가십니다	[드러가심니다]	deureogasimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	들어가세요	[드러가세요]	deureogaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	들어가 주세요	[드러가 주세요]	deureoga juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	들어가지 마세요	[드러가지 마세요]	deureogaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	들어갑시다	[드러갑씨다]	deureogapsida
let’s … (casual)-자	들어가자	[드러가자]	deureogaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	들어가라	[드러가라]	deureogara

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	들어가고	[드러가고]	deureogago
… so / and then-아/어서	들어가서	[드러가서]	deureogaseo
if …-(으)면	들어가면	[드러가면]	deureogamyeon
… but-지만	들어가지만	[드러가지만]	deureogajiman
because …-(으)니까	들어가니까	[드러가니까]	deureoganikka
… and / but (background)-는데	들어가는데	[드러가는데]	deureoganeunde
even if …-아/어도	들어가도	[드러가도]	deureogado
while …-(으)면서	들어가면서	[드러가면서]	deureogamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	들어가려고	[드러가려고]	deureogaryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	들어가러	[드러가러]	deureogareo
before …-기 전에	들어가기 전에	[드러가기 저네]	deureogagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	들어간 후에	[드러간 후에]	deureogan 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	들어가는	[드러가는]	deureoganeun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	들어간	[드러간]	deureogan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	들어갈	[드러갈]	deureogal

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	들어가고 싶어요	[드러가고 시퍼요]	deureogago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	들어갈 수 있어요	[드러갈 쑤 이써요]	deureogal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	들어갈 수 없어요	[드러갈 쑤 업써요]	deureogal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	들어가야 해요	[드러가야 해요]	deureogaya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	들어가도 돼요	[드러가도 돼요]	deureogado dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	들어가면 안 돼요	[드러가면 안 돼요]	deureogamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	들어가기	[드러가기]	deureogagi

How 들어가다 changes

들어가 ends in a vowel, so 들어가 + 아/어 becomes 들어가 → 들어가요, 들어갔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 들어가면, 들어갈. 들어가다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “go in” in Korean?

“To go in” is 들어가다 (deureogada), pronounced [드러가다]. In a sentence: 먼저 들어가세요. — Please go in first.

What is the past tense of 들어가다?

들어갔어요 (deureogasseoyo) is the polite past tense of 들어가다 (“to go in”). Formal: 들어갔습니다; casual: 들어갔어.

How do you say 들어가다 politely?

Everyday polite: 들어가요 (deureogayo). Formal: 들어갑니다. Casual, with close friends: 들어가.

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

들어가고 싶어요 (deureogago sipeoyo), pronounced [드러가고 시퍼요].

Is 들어가다 irregular?

No. 들어가 ends in a vowel, so 들어가 + 아/어 becomes 들어가 → 들어가요, 들어갔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 들어가면, 들어갈. 들어가다 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