Verbs · Regular

나누다 conjugation

to share; to divide · nanuda · sounds like [나누다]

Short answer: “To share” in Korean is 나누다 (nanuda), which also means to divide. Polite present: 나눠요 (nanwoyo); past: 나눴어요 (nanwosseoyo); future: 나눌 거예요. It is regular.

Present나눠요[나눠요] · nanwoyo
Past나눴어요[나눠써요] · nanwosseoyo
Future나눌 거예요[나눌 꺼예요] · nanul geoyeyo
Negative안 나눠요[안 나눠요] · an nanwoyo

나누다 in sentences

케이크를 나눠 먹었어요.We shared the cake.
두 그룹으로 나누세요.Split into two groups.

All forms of 나누다

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	나눠요	[나눠요]	nanwoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	나눕니다	[나눔니다]	nanumnida
casual-아/어	나눠	[나눠]	nanwo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	나눈다	[나눈다]	nanunda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	나눕니까?	[나눔니까]	nanumnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	나누고 있어요	[나누고 이써요]	nanugo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	나눴어요	[나눠써요]	nanwosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	나눴습니다	[나눧씀니다]	nanwotseumnida
casual-았/었어	나눴어	[나눠써]	nanwosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	나눴다	[나눧따]	nanwotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	나눌 거예요	[나눌 꺼예요]	nanul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	나눌 겁니다	[나눌 껌니다]	nanul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	나눌 거야	[나눌 꺼야]	nanul geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	나누겠습니다	[나누겓씀니다]	nanugetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 나눠요	[안 나눠요]	an nanwoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 나눴어요	[안 나눠써요]	an nanwosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	나누지 않아요	[나누지 아나요]	nanuji anayo
cannot못 …	못 나눠요	[몬 나눠요]	mot nanwoyo

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	나누세요	[나누세요]	nanuseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	나누셨어요	[나누셔써요]	nanusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	나누십니다	[나누심니다]	nanusimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	나누세요	[나누세요]	nanuseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	나눠 주세요	[나눠 주세요]	nanwo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	나누지 마세요	[나누지 마세요]	nanuji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	나눕시다	[나눕씨다]	nanupsida
let’s … (casual)-자	나누자	[나누자]	nanuja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	나눠라	[나눠라]	nanwora

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	나누고	[나누고]	nanugo
… so / and then-아/어서	나눠서	[나눠서]	nanwoseo
if …-(으)면	나누면	[나누면]	nanumyeon
… but-지만	나누지만	[나누지만]	nanujiman
because …-(으)니까	나누니까	[나누니까]	nanunikka
… and / but (background)-는데	나누는데	[나누는데]	nanuneunde
even if …-아/어도	나눠도	[나눠도]	nanwodo
while …-(으)면서	나누면서	[나누면서]	nanumyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	나누려고	[나누려고]	nanuryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	나누러	[나누러]	nanureo
before …-기 전에	나누기 전에	[나누기 저네]	nanugi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	나눈 후에	[나눈 후에]	nanun 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	나누는	[나누는]	nanuneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	나눈	[나눈]	nanun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	나눌	[나눌]	nanul

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	나누고 싶어요	[나누고 시퍼요]	nanugo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	나눌 수 있어요	[나눌 쑤 이써요]	nanul su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	나눌 수 없어요	[나눌 쑤 업써요]	nanul su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	나눠야 해요	[나눠야 해요]	nanwoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	나눠도 돼요	[나눠도 돼요]	nanwodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	나누면 안 돼요	[나누면 안 돼요]	nanumyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	나누기	[나누기]	nanugi

How 나누다 changes

나누 ends in a vowel, so 나누 + 아/어 becomes 나눠 → 나눠요, 나눴어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 나누면, 나눌. 나누다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “share” in Korean?

“To share” is 나누다 (nanuda), pronounced [나누다]. In a sentence: 케이크를 나눠 먹었어요. — We shared the cake.

What is the past tense of 나누다?

나눴어요 (nanwosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 나누다 (“to share”). Formal: 나눴습니다; casual: 나눴어.

How do you say 나누다 politely?

Everyday polite: 나눠요 (nanwoyo). Formal: 나눕니다. Casual, with close friends: 나눠.

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

나누고 싶어요 (nanugo sipeoyo), pronounced [나누고 시퍼요].

Is 나누다 irregular?

No. 나누 ends in a vowel, so 나누 + 아/어 becomes 나눠 → 나눠요, 나눴어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 나누면, 나눌. 나누다 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