Verbs · Regular

넘어지다 conjugation

to fall over; to trip · neomeojida · sounds like [너머지다]

Short answer: “To fall over” in Korean is 넘어지다 (neomeojida), which also means to trip. Polite present: 넘어져요 (neomeojeoyo); past: 넘어졌어요 (neomeojeosseoyo); future: 넘어질 거예요. It is regular.

Present넘어져요[너머저요] · neomeojeoyo
Past넘어졌어요[너머저써요] · neomeojeosseoyo
Future넘어질 거예요[너머질 꺼예요] · neomeojil geoyeyo
Negative안 넘어져요[안 너머저요] · an neomeojeoyo

넘어지다 in sentences

길에서 넘어졌어요.I fell over in the street.
조심하세요. 넘어질 수 있어요.Be careful — you might fall.

All forms of 넘어지다

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	넘어져요	[너머저요]	neomeojeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	넘어집니다	[너머짐니다]	neomeojimnida
casual-아/어	넘어져	[너머저]	neomeojeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	넘어진다	[너머진다]	neomeojinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	넘어집니까?	[너머짐니까]	neomeojimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	넘어지고 있어요	[너머지고 이써요]	neomeojigo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	넘어졌어요	[너머저써요]	neomeojeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	넘어졌습니다	[너머젇씀니다]	neomeojeotseumnida
casual-았/었어	넘어졌어	[너머저써]	neomeojeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	넘어졌다	[너머젇따]	neomeojeotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	넘어질 거예요	[너머질 꺼예요]	neomeojil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	넘어질 겁니다	[너머질 껌니다]	neomeojil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	넘어질 거야	[너머질 꺼야]	neomeojil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	넘어지겠습니다	[너머지겓씀니다]	neomeojigetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 넘어져요	[안 너머저요]	an neomeojeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 넘어졌어요	[안 너머저써요]	an neomeojeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	넘어지지 않아요	[너머지지 아나요]	neomeojiji anayo
cannot못 …	못 넘어져요	[몬 너머저요]	mot neomeojeoyo

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	넘어지세요	[너머지세요]	neomeojiseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	넘어지셨어요	[너머지셔써요]	neomeojisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	넘어지십니다	[너머지심니다]	neomeojisimnida

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	넘어지고	[너머지고]	neomeojigo
… so / and then-아/어서	넘어져서	[너머저서]	neomeojeoseo
if …-(으)면	넘어지면	[너머지면]	neomeojimyeon
… but-지만	넘어지지만	[너머지지만]	neomeojijiman
because …-(으)니까	넘어지니까	[너머지니까]	neomeojinikka
… and / but (background)-는데	넘어지는데	[너머지는데]	neomeojineunde
even if …-아/어도	넘어져도	[너머저도]	neomeojeodo
while …-(으)면서	넘어지면서	[너머지면서]	neomeojimyeonseo
before …-기 전에	넘어지기 전에	[너머지기 저네]	neomeojigi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	넘어진 후에	[너머진 후에]	neomeojin 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	넘어지는	[너머지는]	neomeojineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	넘어진	[너머진]	neomeojin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	넘어질	[너머질]	neomeojil

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	넘어지고 싶어요	[너머지고 시퍼요]	neomeojigo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	넘어질 수 있어요	[너머질 쑤 이써요]	neomeojil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	넘어질 수 없어요	[너머질 쑤 업써요]	neomeojil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	넘어져야 해요	[너머저야 해요]	neomeojeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	넘어져도 돼요	[너머저도 돼요]	neomeojeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	넘어지면 안 돼요	[너머지면 안 돼요]	neomeojimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	넘어지기	[너머지기]	neomeojigi

How 넘어지다 changes

넘어지 ends in a vowel, so 넘어지 + 아/어 becomes 넘어져 → 넘어져요, 넘어졌어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 넘어지면, 넘어질. 넘어지다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “fall over” in Korean?

“To fall over” is 넘어지다 (neomeojida), pronounced [너머지다]. In a sentence: 길에서 넘어졌어요. — I fell over in the street.

What is the past tense of 넘어지다?

넘어졌어요 (neomeojeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 넘어지다 (“to fall over”). Formal: 넘어졌습니다; casual: 넘어졌어.

How do you say 넘어지다 politely?

Everyday polite: 넘어져요 (neomeojeoyo). Formal: 넘어집니다. Casual, with close friends: 넘어져.

Is 넘어지다 irregular?

No. 넘어지 ends in a vowel, so 넘어지 + 아/어 becomes 넘어져 → 넘어져요, 넘어졌어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 넘어지면, 넘어질. 넘어지다 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