Verbs · Regular

들어오다 conjugation

to come in · deureooda · sounds like [드러오다]

Short answer: “To come in” in Korean is 들어오다 (deureooda). Polite present: 들어와요 (deureowayo); past: 들어왔어요 (deureowasseoyo); future: 들어올 거예요. It is regular.

Present들어와요[드러와요] · deureowayo
Past들어왔어요[드러와써요] · deureowasseoyo
Future들어올 거예요[드러올 꺼예요] · deureool geoyeyo
Negative안 들어와요[안 드러와요] · an deureowayo

Opposite: 나오다 — to come out

들어오다 in sentences

들어오세요.Come in, please.
몇 시에 들어왔어요?What time did you get home?

All forms of 들어오다

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	들어와요	[드러와요]	deureowayo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	들어옵니다	[드러옴니다]	deureoomnida
casual-아/어	들어와	[드러와]	deureowa
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	들어온다	[드러온다]	deureoonda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	들어옵니까?	[드러옴니까]	deureoomnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	들어오고 있어요	[드러오고 이써요]	deureoogo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	들어왔어요	[드러와써요]	deureowasseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	들어왔습니다	[드러왇씀니다]	deureowatseumnida
casual-았/었어	들어왔어	[드러와써]	deureowasseo
plain (written)-았/었다	들어왔다	[드러왇따]	deureowatda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	들어올 거예요	[드러올 꺼예요]	deureool geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	들어올 겁니다	[드러올 껌니다]	deureool geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	들어올 거야	[드러올 꺼야]	deureool geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	들어오겠습니다	[드러오겓씀니다]	deureoogetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 들어와요	[안 드러와요]	an deureowayo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 들어왔어요	[안 드러와써요]	an deureowasseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	들어오지 않아요	[드러오지 아나요]	deureooji anayo
cannot못 …	못 들어와요	[몯 뜨러와요]	mot deureowayo

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	들어오세요	[드러오세요]	deureooseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	들어오셨어요	[드러오셔써요]	deureoosyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	들어오십니다	[드러오심니다]	deureoosimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	들어오세요	[드러오세요]	deureooseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	들어와 주세요	[드러와 주세요]	deureowa juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	들어오지 마세요	[드러오지 마세요]	deureooji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	들어옵시다	[드러옵씨다]	deureoopsida
let’s … (casual)-자	들어오자	[드러오자]	deureooja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	들어와라	[드러와라]	deureowara

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	들어오고	[드러오고]	deureoogo
… so / and then-아/어서	들어와서	[드러와서]	deureowaseo
if …-(으)면	들어오면	[드러오면]	deureoomyeon
… but-지만	들어오지만	[드러오지만]	deureoojiman
because …-(으)니까	들어오니까	[드러오니까]	deureoonikka
… and / but (background)-는데	들어오는데	[드러오는데]	deureooneunde
even if …-아/어도	들어와도	[드러와도]	deureowado
while …-(으)면서	들어오면서	[드러오면서]	deureoomyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	들어오려고	[드러오려고]	deureooryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	들어오러	[드러오러]	deureooreo
before …-기 전에	들어오기 전에	[드러오기 저네]	deureoogi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	들어온 후에	[드러온 후에]	deureoon 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	들어오는	[드러오는]	deureooneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	들어온	[드러온]	deureoon
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	들어올	[드러올]	deureool

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	들어오고 싶어요	[드러오고 시퍼요]	deureoogo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	들어올 수 있어요	[드러올 쑤 이써요]	deureool su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	들어올 수 없어요	[드러올 쑤 업써요]	deureool su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	들어와야 해요	[드러와야 해요]	deureowaya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	들어와도 돼요	[드러와도 돼요]	deureowado dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	들어오면 안 돼요	[드러오면 안 돼요]	deureoomyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	들어오기	[드러오기]	deureoogi

How 들어오다 changes

들어오 ends in a vowel, so 들어오 + 아/어 becomes 들어와 → 들어와요, 들어왔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 들어오면, 들어올. 들어오다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “come in” in Korean?

“To come in” is 들어오다 (deureooda), pronounced [드러오다]. In a sentence: 들어오세요. — Come in, please.

What is the past tense of 들어오다?

들어왔어요 (deureowasseoyo) is the polite past tense of 들어오다 (“to come in”). Formal: 들어왔습니다; casual: 들어왔어.

How do you say 들어오다 politely?

Everyday polite: 들어와요 (deureowayo). Formal: 들어옵니다. Casual, with close friends: 들어와.

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

들어오고 싶어요 (deureoogo sipeoyo), pronounced [드러오고 시퍼요].

Is 들어오다 irregular?

No. 들어오 ends in a vowel, so 들어오 + 아/어 becomes 들어와 → 들어와요, 들어왔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 들어오면, 들어올. 들어오다 is regular.

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