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내다 conjugation

to pay; to hand in; to give off · naeda · sounds like [내다]

Short answer: “To pay” in Korean is 내다 (naeda), which also means to hand in; to give off. Polite present: 내요 (naeyo); past: 냈어요 (naesseoyo); future: 낼 거예요. It is regular.

내다 in sentences

All forms of 내다

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/어요내요[내요]naeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다냅니다[냄니다]naemnida
casual-아/어내[내]nae
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다낸다[낸다]naenda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?냅니까?[냄니까]naemnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요내고 있어요[내고 이써요]naego isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요냈어요[내써요]naesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다냈습니다[낻씀니다]naetseumnida
casual-았/었어냈어[내써]naesseo
plain (written)-았/었다냈다[낻따]naetda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요낼 거예요[낼 꺼예요]nael geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다낼 겁니다[낼 껌니다]nael geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야낼 거야[낼 꺼야]nael geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다내겠습니다[내겓씀니다]naegetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 내요[안 내요]an naeyo
did not안 …았/었어요안 냈어요[안 내써요]an naesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요내지 않아요[내지 아나요]naeji anayo
cannot못 …못 내요[몬 내요]mot naeyo
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)세요내세요[내세요]naeseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요내셨어요[내셔써요]naesyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다내십니다[내심니다]naesimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요내세요[내세요]naeseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요내 주세요[내 주세요]nae juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요내지 마세요[내지 마세요]naeji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다냅시다[냅씨다]naepsida
let’s … (casual)-자내자[내자]naeja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라내라[내라]naera
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고내고[내고]naego
… so / and then-아/어서내서[내서]naeseo
if …-(으)면내면[내면]naemyeon
… but-지만내지만[내지만]naejiman
because …-(으)니까내니까[내니까]naenikka
… and / but (background)-는데내는데[내는데]naeneunde
even if …-아/어도내도[내도]naedo
while …-(으)면서내면서[내면서]naemyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고내려고[내려고]naeryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러내러[내러]naereo
before …-기 전에내기 전에[내기 저네]naegi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에낸 후에[낸 후에]naen hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는내는[내는]naeneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ낸[낸]naen
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ낼[낼]nael
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요내고 싶어요[내고 시퍼요]naego sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요낼 수 있어요[낼 쑤 이써요]nael su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요낼 수 없어요[낼 쑤 업써요]nael su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요내야 해요[내야 해요]naeya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요내도 돼요[내도 돼요]naedo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요내면 안 돼요[내면 안 돼요]naemyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기내기[내기]naegi

How 내다 changes

내 ends in a vowel, so 내 + 아/어 becomes 내 → 내요, 냈어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 내면, 낼. 내다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “pay” in Korean?

“To pay” is 내다 (naeda), pronounced [내다]. In a sentence: 오늘은 제가 낼게요. — I’ll pay today.

What is the past tense of 내다?

냈어요 (naesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 내다 (“to pay”). Formal: 냈습니다; casual: 냈어.

How do you say 내다 politely?

Everyday polite: 내요 (naeyo). Formal: 냅니다. Casual, with close friends: 내.

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

내고 싶어요 (naego sipeoyo), pronounced [내고 시퍼요].

Is 내다 irregular?

No. 내 ends in a vowel, so 내 + 아/어 becomes 내 → 내요, 냈어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 내면, 낼. 내다 is regular.

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