Verbs · Regular

나오다 conjugation

to come out · naoda · sounds like [나오다]

Short answer: “To come out” in Korean is 나오다 (naoda). Polite present: 나와요 (nawayo); past: 나왔어요 (nawasseoyo); future: 나올 거예요. It is regular.

Present나와요[나와요] · nawayo
Past나왔어요[나와써요] · nawasseoyo
Future나올 거예요[나올 꺼예요] · naol geoyeyo
Negative안 나와요[안 나와요] · an nawayo

Opposite: 들어오다 — to come in

나오다 in sentences

결과가 나왔어요.The results are out.
역에서 나와서 오른쪽으로 가세요.Come out of the station and go right.

All forms of 나오다

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	나와요	[나와요]	nawayo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	나옵니다	[나옴니다]	naomnida
casual-아/어	나와	[나와]	nawa
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	나온다	[나온다]	naonda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	나옵니까?	[나옴니까]	naomnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	나오고 있어요	[나오고 이써요]	naogo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	나왔어요	[나와써요]	nawasseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	나왔습니다	[나왇씀니다]	nawatseumnida
casual-았/었어	나왔어	[나와써]	nawasseo
plain (written)-았/었다	나왔다	[나왇따]	nawatda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	나올 거예요	[나올 꺼예요]	naol geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	나올 겁니다	[나올 껌니다]	naol geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	나올 거야	[나올 꺼야]	naol geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	나오겠습니다	[나오겓씀니다]	naogetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 나와요	[안 나와요]	an nawayo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 나왔어요	[안 나와써요]	an nawasseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	나오지 않아요	[나오지 아나요]	naoji anayo
cannot못 …	못 나와요	[몬 나와요]	mot nawayo

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	나오세요	[나오세요]	naoseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	나오셨어요	[나오셔써요]	naosyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	나오십니다	[나오심니다]	naosimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	나오세요	[나오세요]	naoseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	나와 주세요	[나와 주세요]	nawa juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	나오지 마세요	[나오지 마세요]	naoji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	나옵시다	[나옵씨다]	naopsida
let’s … (casual)-자	나오자	[나오자]	naoja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	나와라	[나와라]	nawara

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	나오고	[나오고]	naogo
… so / and then-아/어서	나와서	[나와서]	nawaseo
if …-(으)면	나오면	[나오면]	naomyeon
… but-지만	나오지만	[나오지만]	naojiman
because …-(으)니까	나오니까	[나오니까]	naonikka
… and / but (background)-는데	나오는데	[나오는데]	naoneunde
even if …-아/어도	나와도	[나와도]	nawado
while …-(으)면서	나오면서	[나오면서]	naomyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	나오려고	[나오려고]	naoryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	나오러	[나오러]	naoreo
before …-기 전에	나오기 전에	[나오기 저네]	naogi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	나온 후에	[나온 후에]	naon 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	나오는	[나오는]	naoneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	나온	[나온]	naon
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	나올	[나올]	naol

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	나오고 싶어요	[나오고 시퍼요]	naogo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	나올 수 있어요	[나올 쑤 이써요]	naol su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	나올 수 없어요	[나올 쑤 업써요]	naol su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	나와야 해요	[나와야 해요]	nawaya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	나와도 돼요	[나와도 돼요]	nawado dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	나오면 안 돼요	[나오면 안 돼요]	naomyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	나오기	[나오기]	naogi

How 나오다 changes

나오 ends in a vowel, so 나오 + 아/어 becomes 나와 → 나와요, 나왔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 나오면, 나올. 나오다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “come out” in Korean?

“To come out” is 나오다 (naoda), pronounced [나오다]. In a sentence: 결과가 나왔어요. — The results are out.

What is the past tense of 나오다?

나왔어요 (nawasseoyo) is the polite past tense of 나오다 (“to come out”). Formal: 나왔습니다; casual: 나왔어.

How do you say 나오다 politely?

Everyday polite: 나와요 (nawayo). Formal: 나옵니다. Casual, with close friends: 나와.

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

나오고 싶어요 (naogo sipeoyo), pronounced [나오고 시퍼요].

Is 나오다 irregular?

No. 나오 ends in a vowel, so 나오 + 아/어 becomes 나와 → 나와요, 나왔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 나오면, 나올. 나오다 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