Verbs · Regular

만나다 conjugation

to meet · mannada · sounds like [만나다]

Short answer: “To meet” in Korean is 만나다 (mannada). Polite present: 만나요 (mannayo); past: 만났어요 (mannasseoyo); future: 만날 거예요. It is regular.

Present만나요[만나요] · mannayo
Past만났어요[만나써요] · mannasseoyo
Future만날 거예요[만날 꺼예요] · mannal geoyeyo
Negative안 만나요[안 만나요] · an mannayo

만나다 in sentences

내일 친구를 만나요.I’m meeting a friend tomorrow.
만나서 반가워요.Nice to meet you.

All forms of 만나다

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	만나요	[만나요]	mannayo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	만납니다	[만남니다]	mannamnida
casual-아/어	만나	[만나]	manna
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	만난다	[만난다]	mannanda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	만납니까?	[만남니까]	mannamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	만나고 있어요	[만나고 이써요]	mannago isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	만났어요	[만나써요]	mannasseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	만났습니다	[만낟씀니다]	mannatseumnida
casual-았/었어	만났어	[만나써]	mannasseo
plain (written)-았/었다	만났다	[만낟따]	mannatda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	만날 거예요	[만날 꺼예요]	mannal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	만날 겁니다	[만날 껌니다]	mannal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	만날 거야	[만날 꺼야]	mannal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	만나겠습니다	[만나겓씀니다]	mannagetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 만나요	[안 만나요]	an mannayo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 만났어요	[안 만나써요]	an mannasseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	만나지 않아요	[만나지 아나요]	mannaji anayo
cannot못 …	못 만나요	[몬 만나요]	mot mannayo

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	만나세요	[만나세요]	mannaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	만나셨어요	[만나셔써요]	mannasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	만나십니다	[만나심니다]	mannasimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	만나세요	[만나세요]	mannaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	만나 주세요	[만나 주세요]	manna juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	만나지 마세요	[만나지 마세요]	mannaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	만납시다	[만납씨다]	mannapsida
let’s … (casual)-자	만나자	[만나자]	mannaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	만나라	[만나라]	mannara

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	만나고	[만나고]	mannago
… so / and then-아/어서	만나서	[만나서]	mannaseo
if …-(으)면	만나면	[만나면]	mannamyeon
… but-지만	만나지만	[만나지만]	mannajiman
because …-(으)니까	만나니까	[만나니까]	mannanikka
… and / but (background)-는데	만나는데	[만나는데]	mannaneunde
even if …-아/어도	만나도	[만나도]	mannado
while …-(으)면서	만나면서	[만나면서]	mannamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	만나려고	[만나려고]	mannaryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	만나러	[만나러]	mannareo
before …-기 전에	만나기 전에	[만나기 저네]	mannagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	만난 후에	[만난 후에]	mannan 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	만나는	[만나는]	mannaneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	만난	[만난]	mannan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	만날	[만날]	mannal

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	만나고 싶어요	[만나고 시퍼요]	mannago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	만날 수 있어요	[만날 쑤 이써요]	mannal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	만날 수 없어요	[만날 쑤 업써요]	mannal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	만나야 해요	[만나야 해요]	mannaya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	만나도 돼요	[만나도 돼요]	mannado dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	만나면 안 돼요	[만나면 안 돼요]	mannamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	만나기	[만나기]	mannagi

How 만나다 changes

만나 ends in a vowel, so 만나 + 아/어 becomes 만나 → 만나요, 만났어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 만나면, 만날. 만나다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “meet” in Korean?

“To meet” is 만나다 (mannada), pronounced [만나다]. In a sentence: 내일 친구를 만나요. — I’m meeting a friend tomorrow.

What is the past tense of 만나다?

만났어요 (mannasseoyo) is the polite past tense of 만나다 (“to meet”). Formal: 만났습니다; casual: 만났어.

How do you say 만나다 politely?

Everyday polite: 만나요 (mannayo). Formal: 만납니다. Casual, with close friends: 만나.

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

만나고 싶어요 (mannago sipeoyo), pronounced [만나고 시퍼요].

Is 만나다 irregular?

No. 만나 ends in a vowel, so 만나 + 아/어 becomes 만나 → 만나요, 만났어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 만나면, 만날. 만나다 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