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내리다 conjugation

to get off; to come down; to fall (rain, snow) · naerida · sounds like [내리다]

Short answer: “To get off” in Korean is 내리다 (naerida), which also means to come down; to fall (rain, snow). Polite present: 내려요 (naeryeoyo); past: 내렸어요 (naeryeosseoyo); future: 내릴 거예요. It is regular.

내리다 in sentences

All forms of 내리다

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/어요내려요[내려요]naeryeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다내립니다[내림니다]naerimnida
casual-아/어내려[내려]naeryeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다내린다[내린다]naerinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?내립니까?[내림니까]naerimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요내리고 있어요[내리고 이써요]naerigo isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요내렸어요[내려써요]naeryeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다내렸습니다[내렫씀니다]naeryeotseumnida
casual-았/었어내렸어[내려써]naeryeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다내렸다[내렫따]naeryeotda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요내릴 거예요[내릴 꺼예요]naeril geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다내릴 겁니다[내릴 껌니다]naeril geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야내릴 거야[내릴 꺼야]naeril geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다내리겠습니다[내리겓씀니다]naerigetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 내려요[안 내려요]an naeryeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요안 내렸어요[안 내려써요]an naeryeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요내리지 않아요[내리지 아나요]naeriji anayo
cannot못 …못 내려요[몬 내려요]mot naeryeoyo
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)세요내리세요[내리세요]naeriseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요내리셨어요[내리셔써요]naerisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다내리십니다[내리심니다]naerisimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요내리세요[내리세요]naeriseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요내려 주세요[내려 주세요]naeryeo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요내리지 마세요[내리지 마세요]naeriji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다내립시다[내립씨다]naeripsida
let’s … (casual)-자내리자[내리자]naerija
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라내려라[내려라]naeryeora
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고내리고[내리고]naerigo
… so / and then-아/어서내려서[내려서]naeryeoseo
if …-(으)면내리면[내리면]naerimyeon
… but-지만내리지만[내리지만]naerijiman
because …-(으)니까내리니까[내리니까]naerinikka
… and / but (background)-는데내리는데[내리는데]naerineunde
even if …-아/어도내려도[내려도]naeryeodo
while …-(으)면서내리면서[내리면서]naerimyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고내리려고[내리려고]naeriryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러내리러[내리러]naerireo
before …-기 전에내리기 전에[내리기 저네]naerigi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에내린 후에[내린 후에]naerin hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는내리는[내리는]naerineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ내린[내린]naerin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ내릴[내릴]naeril
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요내리고 싶어요[내리고 시퍼요]naerigo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요내릴 수 있어요[내릴 쑤 이써요]naeril su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요내릴 수 없어요[내릴 쑤 업써요]naeril su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요내려야 해요[내려야 해요]naeryeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요내려도 돼요[내려도 돼요]naeryeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요내리면 안 돼요[내리면 안 돼요]naerimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기내리기[내리기]naerigi

How 내리다 changes

내리 ends in a vowel, so 내리 + 아/어 becomes 내려 → 내려요, 내렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 내리면, 내릴. 내리다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “get off” in Korean?

“To get off” is 내리다 (naerida), pronounced [내리다]. In a sentence: 다음 역에서 내려요. — I get off at the next station.

What is the past tense of 내리다?

내렸어요 (naeryeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 내리다 (“to get off”). Formal: 내렸습니다; casual: 내렸어.

How do you say 내리다 politely?

Everyday polite: 내려요 (naeryeoyo). Formal: 내립니다. Casual, with close friends: 내려.

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

내리고 싶어요 (naerigo sipeoyo), pronounced [내리고 시퍼요].

Is 내리다 irregular?

No. 내리 ends in a vowel, so 내리 + 아/어 becomes 내려 → 내려요, 내렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 내리면, 내릴. 내리다 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