Verbs · Regular

꺼내다 conjugation

to take out · kkeonaeda · sounds like [꺼내다]

Short answer: “To take out” in Korean is 꺼내다 (kkeonaeda). Polite present: 꺼내요 (kkeonaeyo); past: 꺼냈어요 (kkeonaesseoyo); future: 꺼낼 거예요. It is regular.

Present꺼내요[꺼내요] · kkeonaeyo
Past꺼냈어요[꺼내써요] · kkeonaesseoyo
Future꺼낼 거예요[꺼낼 꺼예요] · kkeonael geoyeyo
Negative안 꺼내요[안 꺼내요] · an kkeonaeyo

꺼내다 in sentences

냉장고에서 우유를 꺼냈어요.I took the milk out of the fridge.
여권을 꺼내 주세요.Please take out your passport.

All forms of 꺼내다

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	꺼내요	[꺼내요]	kkeonaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	꺼냅니다	[꺼냄니다]	kkeonaemnida
casual-아/어	꺼내	[꺼내]	kkeonae
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	꺼낸다	[꺼낸다]	kkeonaenda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	꺼냅니까?	[꺼냄니까]	kkeonaemnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	꺼내고 있어요	[꺼내고 이써요]	kkeonaego isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	꺼냈어요	[꺼내써요]	kkeonaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	꺼냈습니다	[꺼낻씀니다]	kkeonaetseumnida
casual-았/었어	꺼냈어	[꺼내써]	kkeonaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다	꺼냈다	[꺼낻따]	kkeonaetda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	꺼낼 거예요	[꺼낼 꺼예요]	kkeonael geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	꺼낼 겁니다	[꺼낼 껌니다]	kkeonael geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	꺼낼 거야	[꺼낼 꺼야]	kkeonael geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	꺼내겠습니다	[꺼내겓씀니다]	kkeonaegetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 꺼내요	[안 꺼내요]	an kkeonaeyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 꺼냈어요	[안 꺼내써요]	an kkeonaesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	꺼내지 않아요	[꺼내지 아나요]	kkeonaeji anayo
cannot못 …	못 꺼내요	[몯 꺼내요]	mot kkeonaeyo

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	꺼내세요	[꺼내세요]	kkeonaeseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	꺼내셨어요	[꺼내셔써요]	kkeonaesyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	꺼내십니다	[꺼내심니다]	kkeonaesimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	꺼내세요	[꺼내세요]	kkeonaeseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	꺼내 주세요	[꺼내 주세요]	kkeonae juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	꺼내지 마세요	[꺼내지 마세요]	kkeonaeji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	꺼냅시다	[꺼냅씨다]	kkeonaepsida
let’s … (casual)-자	꺼내자	[꺼내자]	kkeonaeja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	꺼내라	[꺼내라]	kkeonaera

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	꺼내고	[꺼내고]	kkeonaego
… so / and then-아/어서	꺼내서	[꺼내서]	kkeonaeseo
if …-(으)면	꺼내면	[꺼내면]	kkeonaemyeon
… but-지만	꺼내지만	[꺼내지만]	kkeonaejiman
because …-(으)니까	꺼내니까	[꺼내니까]	kkeonaenikka
… and / but (background)-는데	꺼내는데	[꺼내는데]	kkeonaeneunde
even if …-아/어도	꺼내도	[꺼내도]	kkeonaedo
while …-(으)면서	꺼내면서	[꺼내면서]	kkeonaemyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	꺼내려고	[꺼내려고]	kkeonaeryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	꺼내러	[꺼내러]	kkeonaereo
before …-기 전에	꺼내기 전에	[꺼내기 저네]	kkeonaegi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	꺼낸 후에	[꺼낸 후에]	kkeonaen 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	꺼내는	[꺼내는]	kkeonaeneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	꺼낸	[꺼낸]	kkeonaen
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	꺼낼	[꺼낼]	kkeonael

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	꺼내고 싶어요	[꺼내고 시퍼요]	kkeonaego sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	꺼낼 수 있어요	[꺼낼 쑤 이써요]	kkeonael su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	꺼낼 수 없어요	[꺼낼 쑤 업써요]	kkeonael su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	꺼내야 해요	[꺼내야 해요]	kkeonaeya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	꺼내도 돼요	[꺼내도 돼요]	kkeonaedo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	꺼내면 안 돼요	[꺼내면 안 돼요]	kkeonaemyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	꺼내기	[꺼내기]	kkeonaegi

How 꺼내다 changes

꺼내 ends in a vowel, so 꺼내 + 아/어 becomes 꺼내 → 꺼내요, 꺼냈어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 꺼내면, 꺼낼. 꺼내다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “take out” in Korean?

“To take out” is 꺼내다 (kkeonaeda), pronounced [꺼내다]. In a sentence: 냉장고에서 우유를 꺼냈어요. — I took the milk out of the fridge.

What is the past tense of 꺼내다?

꺼냈어요 (kkeonaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 꺼내다 (“to take out”). Formal: 꺼냈습니다; casual: 꺼냈어.

How do you say 꺼내다 politely?

Everyday polite: 꺼내요 (kkeonaeyo). Formal: 꺼냅니다. Casual, with close friends: 꺼내.

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

꺼내고 싶어요 (kkeonaego sipeoyo), pronounced [꺼내고 시퍼요].

Is 꺼내다 irregular?

No. 꺼내 ends in a vowel, so 꺼내 + 아/어 becomes 꺼내 → 꺼내요, 꺼냈어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 꺼내면, 꺼낼. 꺼내다 is regular.

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