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일어나다 conjugation

to get up; to happen · ireonada · sounds like [이러나다]

Short answer: “To get up” in Korean is 일어나다 (ireonada), which also means to happen. Polite present: 일어나요 (ireonayo); past: 일어났어요 (ireonasseoyo); future: 일어날 거예요. It is regular.

일어나다 in sentences

All forms of 일어나다

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.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-아/어요일어나요[이러나요]ireonayo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다일어납니다[이러남니다]ireonamnida
casual-아/어일어나[이러나]ireona
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다일어난다[이러난다]ireonanda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?일어납니까?[이러남니까]ireonamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요일어나고 있어요[이러나고 이써요]ireonago isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요일어났어요[이러나써요]ireonasseoyo
formal-았/었습니다일어났습니다[이러낟씀니다]ireonatseumnida
casual-았/었어일어났어[이러나써]ireonasseo
plain (written)-았/었다일어났다[이러낟따]ireonatda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요일어날 거예요[이러날 꺼예요]ireonal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다일어날 겁니다[이러날 껌니다]ireonal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야일어날 거야[이러날 꺼야]ireonal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다일어나겠습니다[이러나겓씀니다]ireonagetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 일어나요[안 이러나요]an ireonayo
did not안 …았/었어요안 일어났어요[안 이러나써요]an ireonasseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요일어나지 않아요[이러나지 아나요]ireonaji anayo
cannot못 …못 일어나요[몯 이러나요]mot ireonayo
Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
honorific — present-(으)세요일어나세요[이러나세요]ireonaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요일어나셨어요[이러나셔써요]ireonasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다일어나십니다[이러나심니다]ireonasimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요일어나세요[이러나세요]ireonaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요일어나 주세요[이러나 주세요]ireona juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요일어나지 마세요[이러나지 마세요]ireonaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다일어납시다[이러납씨다]ireonapsida
let’s … (casual)-자일어나자[이러나자]ireonaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라일어나라[이러나라]ireonara
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고일어나고[이러나고]ireonago
… so / and then-아/어서일어나서[이러나서]ireonaseo
if …-(으)면일어나면[이러나면]ireonamyeon
… but-지만일어나지만[이러나지만]ireonajiman
because …-(으)니까일어나니까[이러나니까]ireonanikka
… and / but (background)-는데일어나는데[이러나는데]ireonaneunde
even if …-아/어도일어나도[이러나도]ireonado
while …-(으)면서일어나면서[이러나면서]ireonamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고일어나려고[이러나려고]ireonaryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러일어나러[이러나러]ireonareo
before …-기 전에일어나기 전에[이러나기 저네]ireonagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에일어난 후에[이러난 후에]ireonan hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는일어나는[이러나는]ireonaneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ일어난[이러난]ireonan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ일어날[이러날]ireonal
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요일어나고 싶어요[이러나고 시퍼요]ireonago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요일어날 수 있어요[이러날 쑤 이써요]ireonal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요일어날 수 없어요[이러날 쑤 업써요]ireonal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요일어나야 해요[이러나야 해요]ireonaya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요일어나도 돼요[이러나도 돼요]ireonado dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요일어나면 안 돼요[이러나면 안 돼요]ireonamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기일어나기[이러나기]ireonagi

How 일어나다 changes

일어나 ends in a vowel, so 일어나 + 아/어 becomes 일어나 → 일어나요, 일어났어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 일어나면, 일어날. 일어나다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “get up” in Korean?

“To get up” is 일어나다 (ireonada), pronounced [이러나다]. In a sentence: 저는 보통 7시에 일어나요. — I usually get up at 7.

What is the past tense of 일어나다?

일어났어요 (ireonasseoyo) is the polite past tense of 일어나다 (“to get up”). Formal: 일어났습니다; casual: 일어났어.

How do you say 일어나다 politely?

Everyday polite: 일어나요 (ireonayo). Formal: 일어납니다. Casual, with close friends: 일어나.

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

일어나고 싶어요 (ireonago sipeoyo), pronounced [이러나고 시퍼요].

Is 일어나다 irregular?

No. 일어나 ends in a vowel, so 일어나 + 아/어 becomes 일어나 → 일어나요, 일어났어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 일어나면, 일어날. 일어나다 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