Verbs · Regular

나가다 conjugation

to go out; to leave · nagada · sounds like [나가다]

Short answer: “To go out” in Korean is 나가다 (nagada), which also means to leave. Polite present: 나가요 (nagayo); past: 나갔어요 (nagasseoyo); future: 나갈 거예요. It is regular.

Present나가요[나가요] · nagayo
Past나갔어요[나가써요] · nagasseoyo
Future나갈 거예요[나갈 꺼예요] · nagal geoyeyo
Negative안 나가요[안 나가요] · an nagayo

Opposite: 들어가다 — to go in

나가다 in sentences

잠깐 나갈 거예요.I’m going out for a bit.
3번 출구로 나가세요.Go out through exit 3.

All forms of 나가다

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	나가요	[나가요]	nagayo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	나갑니다	[나감니다]	nagamnida
casual-아/어	나가	[나가]	naga
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	나간다	[나간다]	naganda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	나갑니까?	[나감니까]	nagamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	나가고 있어요	[나가고 이써요]	nagago isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	나갔어요	[나가써요]	nagasseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	나갔습니다	[나갇씀니다]	nagatseumnida
casual-았/었어	나갔어	[나가써]	nagasseo
plain (written)-았/었다	나갔다	[나갇따]	nagatda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	나갈 거예요	[나갈 꺼예요]	nagal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	나갈 겁니다	[나갈 껌니다]	nagal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	나갈 거야	[나갈 꺼야]	nagal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	나가겠습니다	[나가겓씀니다]	nagagetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 나가요	[안 나가요]	an nagayo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 나갔어요	[안 나가써요]	an nagasseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	나가지 않아요	[나가지 아나요]	nagaji anayo
cannot못 …	못 나가요	[몬 나가요]	mot nagayo

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	나가세요	[나가세요]	nagaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	나가셨어요	[나가셔써요]	nagasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	나가십니다	[나가심니다]	nagasimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	나가세요	[나가세요]	nagaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	나가 주세요	[나가 주세요]	naga juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	나가지 마세요	[나가지 마세요]	nagaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	나갑시다	[나갑씨다]	nagapsida
let’s … (casual)-자	나가자	[나가자]	nagaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	나가라	[나가라]	nagara

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	나가고	[나가고]	nagago
… so / and then-아/어서	나가서	[나가서]	nagaseo
if …-(으)면	나가면	[나가면]	nagamyeon
… but-지만	나가지만	[나가지만]	nagajiman
because …-(으)니까	나가니까	[나가니까]	naganikka
… and / but (background)-는데	나가는데	[나가는데]	naganeunde
even if …-아/어도	나가도	[나가도]	nagado
while …-(으)면서	나가면서	[나가면서]	nagamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	나가려고	[나가려고]	nagaryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	나가러	[나가러]	nagareo
before …-기 전에	나가기 전에	[나가기 저네]	nagagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	나간 후에	[나간 후에]	nagan 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	나가는	[나가는]	naganeun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	나간	[나간]	nagan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	나갈	[나갈]	nagal

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	나가고 싶어요	[나가고 시퍼요]	nagago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	나갈 수 있어요	[나갈 쑤 이써요]	nagal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	나갈 수 없어요	[나갈 쑤 업써요]	nagal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	나가야 해요	[나가야 해요]	nagaya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	나가도 돼요	[나가도 돼요]	nagado dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	나가면 안 돼요	[나가면 안 돼요]	nagamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	나가기	[나가기]	nagagi

How 나가다 changes

나가 ends in a vowel, so 나가 + 아/어 becomes 나가 → 나가요, 나갔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 나가면, 나갈. 나가다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “go out” in Korean?

“To go out” is 나가다 (nagada), pronounced [나가다]. In a sentence: 잠깐 나갈 거예요. — I’m going out for a bit.

What is the past tense of 나가다?

나갔어요 (nagasseoyo) is the polite past tense of 나가다 (“to go out”). Formal: 나갔습니다; casual: 나갔어.

How do you say 나가다 politely?

Everyday polite: 나가요 (nagayo). Formal: 나갑니다. Casual, with close friends: 나가.

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

나가고 싶어요 (nagago sipeoyo), pronounced [나가고 시퍼요].

Is 나가다 irregular?

No. 나가 ends in a vowel, so 나가 + 아/어 becomes 나가 → 나가요, 나갔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 나가면, 나갈. 나가다 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